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Apple's Big Siri AI Reveal: Smart Catalyst for Long-Term Investors or Just Marketing Noise? - The Globe and Mail Jun 10th
Apple's Big Siri AI Reveal: Smart Catalyst for Long-Term Investors or Just Marketing Noise? The Globe and MailApple’s new Siri is a dark horse in the AI race The EconomistApple unveils next generation of Apple Intelligence, Siri AI, and more AppleWhy Apple (AAPL) S.... More »
Why You Should Make ‘Career Cushioning’ Part of Your Job This Year + MORE Feb 1st
Have you ever casually browsed job boards, just to see what’s out there? Taken a recruiter’s call, even though you’re not sure you want to leave your current role anytime soon? Started a side hustle because it never hurts to have a Plan B? Congratulations, you were “career cushioning”—wh.... More »
What happens to my RRIF when I die? + MORE Mar 30th
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I have named my three adult children as the beneficiaries of my RRIF account. Will this account be rolled over to them on a tax-free basis?–Bob
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Does it make sense to retire when we’re still in a pandemic? Jul 28th
While the war in Ukraine has largely displaced COVID-19 as front-page news, that doesn’t mean the pandemic is done with us quite yet. In fact, COVID again made the front page of the National Post in early July, when it reported that half the Canadian population (more than 17 million) were infected.... More »
Setting expectations important when lending money to loved ones Dec 10th
When a friend or family member asks for money, several thoughts might cross your mind, including whether or not it’s a good idea in the first place. Lending money to close friends or family can be a risky affair. There are chances you may not see that money again, and even worse, it could sour.... More »
Kim Kardashian’s Work Advice for Women Is Out of Touch and Insulting
– canadianbusiness.com
When Kim Kardashian recently told Variety that her advice to women on how to succeed was, “get your fucking ass up and work,” it was an affront to everyday, hard-working people—particularly the ones that make up her massive audience. Despite the Kardashians’ insistence that their ballooning wealth is a result of hard work and a bootstrapping ethos, the family has benefited from generational wealth, celebrity connections and access to the inner circles of investors and VCs.
Yet Kardashian’s words were not targeted towards celebrities like herself, but to the millions of women already working hard to pay their bills or striving towards building their own businesses, albeit without access to the same leg-up Kardashian had. When she said, “nobody wants to work these days,” I think of the disproportionate number of women forced out of the workforce because of the pandemic, women with careers they had spent much of their lives crafting, only to find themselves laid off or having to make the choice between work or childcare…
