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Can you help your kids financially without compromising your retirement? + MORE Jul 8th
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I’m 58 years old. I will retire in five to seven years. My RRSP, TFSA, defined benefit pension plan and a house are my financial properties. I plan to leave some of my wealth to my two children. How do I go about doing that and still retain my financial independence and dignity?
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How can you start investing in stocks? We make it make sense + MORE Mar 14th
This week, our question comes from 23-year-old Lea. She asks, “What are some basics on entering the stock market and investing in stocks for a first-timer?”.... More »
JPMorgan, Lululemon and more: The week in earnings Jan 17th
Company earnings for the week of Jan 14, 2025
JPMorgan
Lululemon
Cogeco
UnitedHealth
JPMorgan posts record annual profits as major U.S. banks thrive in the final quarter of 2024
JPMorgan’s net income soared 50% to more than $14 billion in the fourth quarter as the bank’s profit.... More »
Should retirees speculate? + MORE Nov 12th
All investors need to know the difference between investing and speculation—often summed up as what you do with “serious money” versus “fun money”—and that’s doubly true for those at or near retirement. While investing is about building wealth you can count on, speculating typically me.... More »
‘People Work for Money’: Pay Transparency Is More Important Now Than Ever + MORE Jun 30th
After endless hours of swaddling/feeding/rocking my baby daughter into submission, I spent the precious little downtime I had during maternity leave in 2021 and 2022 applying for a new communications job.
Before my mat leave, I was stagnating in my old role. Bored and undervalued, I needed a.... More »
Making sense of the markets this week: October 26
– moneysense.ca
Each week, Cut the Crap Investing founder Dale Roberts shares financial headlines and offers context for Canadian investors.The pandemic holiday season is near
This will be our first “global pandemic holiday season.”
That phrase does not have a nice festive ring to it, I know. And it might not be full of good cheer. As per what has become the most used pandemic phrase for my wife and me: ”It is what it is.” The holiday season is coming, and the pandemic ain’t going away.
Still, North Americans are sure to shop. But how will they shop? Will Canadians and Americans finally fill the malls again? Or will we stay at home and use that iPad and Amazon to cross everything off that holiday list?
Deloitte has conducted their 35th holiday shopping survey in an attempt to discover how this season might shape up. We can look to the U.S. study and see many of these behaviours translate to Canada. After all, share many of the same attitudes and fears as our American neighbour, and both countries are experiencing that second wave of the pandemic…
