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Ivanka Trump defends paid leave plan in Wall Street Journal Jul 6th
First daughter Ivanka Trump is defending a White House proposal to mandate paid leave for new parents in a letter to the editor published Wednesday in The Wall Street Journal.
The paper had previously criticized the Trump administration plan “as bad policy and worse politics” that would .... More »
Graduating Students and Guaranteed Health Insurance Oct 7th
Oftentimes graduating students have pre-existing medical conditions that will no longer be covered by their student health insurance.
If a graduate is able to get employment and if their employer offers employee benefits then their medical conditions will be covered by these group benefits. However,.... More »
What Brexit could mean for Canada Jun 27th
One of the few bright lights in the world economy just went out.
It took some time for the United Kingdom to get going again after the financial crisis. But through 2015, it was the only country in the Group of Seven’s rich industrialized nations to post economic growth in excess of two per cent f.... More »
Watch: Home Insurance in Canada—what’s covered, what’s not, if premiums are rising and more + MORE Oct 11th
Planning your home insurance policy? Wondering if you should add on coverage to your existing coverage? Managing editor Lisa Hannam interviews Morgan Roberts, director of sales at RH Insurance, about what is covered with a typical home insurance policy and what’s not covered, as well as if premium.... More »
Governors wary of Medicaid cost shift in Senate health bill + MORE Jun 24th
Governors in several states that opted to expand Medicaid under former President Barack Obama’s health care law are wary of the Senate Republican plan to end the added federal funding for it within seven years.
The proposal released Thursday calls for a slower phase-out of the Medicaid expansi.... More »
Is it better to buy or rent a cottage?
– moneysense.ca
The desire to own a cottage where you can look forward to making memories on the same lake every summer is an obvious one for many Canadians.
However, Ted Rechtshaffen, president and chief executive of TriDelta Financial, says the financial argument for owning a cottage instead of renting one is harder to make.
“From a financial perspective, I think it’s quite often not a good idea to buy a second property that you’re not going to be renting out or living in,” Rechtshaffen says.
“It is an incredibly expensive thing and you’ve got to hope that real estate in the cottage country wherever you’re buying is going up a lot or at least a pretty steady amount to make up for the huge expenses.”
The costs of owning a cottage are a lot like owning a house in the city. You have property taxes, maintenance costs and utility bills as well as a mortgage if you have to borrow to buy it.
Now is a great time to buy a cottage »
There will also be the cost of insurance and any upgrades you will want to make…
However, Ted Rechtshaffen, president and chief executive of TriDelta Financial, says the financial argument for owning a cottage instead of renting one is harder to make.
“From a financial perspective, I think it’s quite often not a good idea to buy a second property that you’re not going to be renting out or living in,” Rechtshaffen says.
“It is an incredibly expensive thing and you’ve got to hope that real estate in the cottage country wherever you’re buying is going up a lot or at least a pretty steady amount to make up for the huge expenses.”
The costs of owning a cottage are a lot like owning a house in the city. You have property taxes, maintenance costs and utility bills as well as a mortgage if you have to borrow to buy it.
Now is a great time to buy a cottage »
There will also be the cost of insurance and any upgrades you will want to make…
Should you get pet insurance?
– canadianliving.com
Learn whether getting pet insurance is for you or whether you should open up a doggy or kitty savings account.
