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Kyle Prevost, editor of Million Dollar Journey and founder of the Canadian Financial Summit, shares financial headlines and offers context for Canadian investors.
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Your FHSA timeline: What to invest in and when Nov 29th
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SimplyCash Preferred card from American Express review Jan 16th
If you’re looking for a card that will help you earn cash back on purchases, look no further than the SimplyCash Preferred Card from American Express. With a return of 4% cash back on gas and grocery purchases—and a flat 2% back on all other purchases—it is one of the best credit cards in Can.... More »
Should seniors cancel their life insurance policies? Dec 15th
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My husband is about to turn 60 and we have to make a decision to continue with a life insurance plan or to let it go.
We no longer have a mortgage, and we are in process of taking care of our own funeral arrangements, so our kids don’t have to worry about it.
I’ve been retir.... More »
How GreenShield+ Will Revolutionize Canada’s Health Care and Benefits Experience
– canadianbusiness.com
Imagine it’s a Monday morning and you’ve woken up with a fever and a pounding headache. Instead of waiting in line at a nearby walk-in clinic, you reach for your phone, open an app and connect with a doctor in a matter of minutes. Do you require medication? Imagine receiving a prescription in real-time and having it delivered directly to your door, all while a pharmacist is available on the app to answer your questions. Not to mention that your insurance provider and care provider are fully integrated, so there’s no paperwork involved and no need to pay out of pocket. The only thing left to do is get better.
This is the future of health care and benefits, according to GreenShield. The 65-year-old insurance company is Canada’s only national not-for-profit insurer. It is also the country’s only payer-provider—meaning it is the only insurer to offer health care services, insurance and reimbursement all in one place. Leveraging this expertise, later this year, GreenShield will be launching a first-of-its-kind digital health and benefits ecosystem, GreenShield+, which will integrate its payer-provider offering and reinvent the health care and benefits experience…