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Making sense of the markets this week: July 28, 2024 Jul 26th
Michael McCullough is a contributing editor to MoneySense and a financial writer and editor in Duncan, B.C.
Biden’s withdrawal soothes bond market, deflates “Trump trade”
Compared to the way U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision not to run for a second term shook the political world, the.... More »
Should Canadians keep their investment accounts when retiring abroad? Jan 23rd
Ask MoneySense
If I retire in Europe, can I maintain my current investment accounts and is it tax efficient to keep my accounts in Canada or move them to Europe?—Aida
How non-resident retirees are taxed in Canada and abroad
Canadian residents are taxable on their worldwide income. Upon .... More »
Making sense of the markets this week: March 31, 2024 + MORE Mar 28th
Kyle Prevost, creator of 4 Steps to a Worry-Free Retirement, Canada’s DIY retirement planning course, shares financial headlines and offers context for Canadian investors.
You can’t handle the truth—Truth Social!
You might’ve read a headline like this the past week, “Trump’s social.... More »
How much income do I need to qualify for a mortgage in Canada? + MORE Jun 19th
The Bank of Canada made a long-awaited rate cut on June 5, but the effects of lower mortgage rates have yet to trickle down into housing market data. That was evident in May, as real estate affordability continued to worsen for would-be home buyers.
The latest monthly affordability report from Ra.... More »
Making sense of the markets this week: March 10, 2024 Mar 8th
Allan Small, Senior Investment Advisor at the Allan Small Financial Group with iA Private Wealth, shares financial headlines and offers context for Canadian investors.
Earnings beat expectations—as expected
As we close out the first quarter’s earnings season, the biggest takeaway is that t.... More »
Anne T. Donahue: It’s Time to Re-Claim Laziness
– canadianbusiness.com
Like many Millennial women, I’ve spent most of my adult life equating my self worth with my productivity. And while I’ve broken a few old habits in my career as a freelance writer—like tracking a list of all the pieces I’ve ever written, or working along to The Social Network soundtrack—I still struggle with the guilt of not being perpetually busy. This is partly because I need to be: I pay to go to university, I pay bills and I’ve got no generational wealth to fall back on. So when I’m not actively trying to make money or get ahead on assignments, I feel like I’m wasting my time. And time is money, after all (even if I inevitably end up staring at a blank Google Doc, writing and re-writing the same sentence).
Yet while that guilt pushes me to respond to (most) overdue emails, it’s also sucked the joy out of being alive. None of us are meant to be on 24/7, yet rhetoric around professional boundaries (and even resting) translates into laziness. A pejorative term, despite it being a vital means of self-preservation…
