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EU moves to shore up borders, boost refugee co-operation with Turkey - Hamilton Spectator + MORE Oct 16th
Hamilton SpectatorEU moves to shore up borders, boost refugee co-operation with TurkeyHamilton SpectatorA young girl waits with her family to enter a migrant processing centre after arriving from Turkey onto the island of Lesbos on Thursday in Mytilene, Greece. Dozens of rafts and boats are still ma.... More »
Ford Canada CEO says company not wavering from $700M investment in Ontario + MORE Feb 17th
Ford’s commitment to investing in its Ontario facilities has not wavered since the election of U.S. President Donald Trump, the head of the automaker’s Canadian operations said Thursday.
“We’re very committed to our manufacturing footprint here in Canada,” Mark Buzzell .... More »
The Paradox of Financial Crises + MORE May 13th
Aggressive government intervention will lead to a stronger financial system less dependent on the taxpayer..... More »
Log house for sale? Who’s buying? + MORE Jun 12th
The ice cold arctic. Home to the rough and ready—and the backdrop to a number of popular reality TV shows including three of my favourites Gold Rush, Deadliest Catch and Yukon Men. (Others include: Ice-Road Truckers, Alaska-The Final Frontier, Escaping Alaska, Bering Sea Gold (aka: the angriest g.... More »
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Think Canada's not the place for telecom investment? Ericsson CEO says it is
– theglobeandmail.com
The Swedish telecom giant is building a large data centre in Quebec
5.5 year – 2.95%
– ratesupermarket.ca
This GIC rate is offered by Outlook Financial and was updated on 2013-09-16. Click on the link above to get more details or apply online.
Once the head of the largest real estate development company in the world, which went bankrupt in 1992, Paul Reichmann died Friday in Toronto, CBC has learned. He was 83.
Older adults and responsible charitable giving
– moneysense.ca
Donating into deprivation
This happens when someone donates so much to charity that it puts their personal financial stability at risk. It’s an extreme situation but it does happen. Unfortunately, risk of this happening increases with age. Older donors may be tempted to maintain past levels of charitable giving even after their income or health circumstances have changed. Couple that with increased longevity and some older adults are drawing income from a rapidly depleting nest egg. The descent into financial trouble can be swift. Older individuals may also be less willing to invest their available capital in growth instruments such as equities making rebounding difficult.
Late life marital status changes
Widowhood or divorce can result in reduced income from pensions, government benefits and other sources. Many newly single retirees want to maintain charitable giving levels regardless of their ability to do so. Friends and family members, as well as charities that have personal relationships with their donors, should be aware of this possibility and confirm with older donor that their donations aren’t putting their financial health at risk…
This happens when someone donates so much to charity that it puts their personal financial stability at risk. It’s an extreme situation but it does happen. Unfortunately, risk of this happening increases with age. Older donors may be tempted to maintain past levels of charitable giving even after their income or health circumstances have changed. Couple that with increased longevity and some older adults are drawing income from a rapidly depleting nest egg. The descent into financial trouble can be swift. Older individuals may also be less willing to invest their available capital in growth instruments such as equities making rebounding difficult.
Late life marital status changes
Widowhood or divorce can result in reduced income from pensions, government benefits and other sources. Many newly single retirees want to maintain charitable giving levels regardless of their ability to do so. Friends and family members, as well as charities that have personal relationships with their donors, should be aware of this possibility and confirm with older donor that their donations aren’t putting their financial health at risk…
Weekend Readings – Republicans Got Crushed…. Now What?
– IntelligentSpeculator.net
I don’t know about you but I find US politics absolutely fascinating. So many different angles, I never get tired of it but the most recent outcome of the debt limit increase and most recent budget. I like some of the ideas that the tea party holds onto but their strategy is reckless… How will it turn out? Should be interesting! In the meantime, here are some interesting readings:)General Readings
-Jay-Z running the world @ VanityFair
-Mitch McConnell is right, will Republicans follow him? @ WaPost
-Why CEO’s make more than ever before @ New Yorker
-Insanity of markets @ PBS
Dividend Stock & Passive Income Readings
-Aflac (AFL), still undervalued @ DividendMonk
Tech Stock Readings
-Apple (AAPL) targets Microsoft (MSFT) with free apps @ NYT
-LinkedIn looking to expand its presence @ Wired
-A viral company in the making? Chive @ BW
-Twitter IPO is now priced @ TechCrunch
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