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What every American should know before buying a home in Canada + MORE Jul 24th
Buying a home is one of life’s biggest financial decisions, but it’s also one of the easiest places to make an expensive cross-border tax mistake. For many families, purchasing a home represents stability, permanence, and the feeling of finally putting down roots. For U.S. citizens living in.... More »
New to Canada? Here’s how the Scotiabank newcomer offer can help Dec 17th
Newcomers to Canada typically have a hard time applying for credit cards or financial products simply because they have no Canadian credit history. Fortunately, Scotiabank’s StartRight® Program offers newcomers the ability to apply for credit and start building their credit history in Canada.
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Before you borrow: Navigating back-to-school financial aid in Canada + MORE Jun 26th
Each year, more than half a million Canadians take out student loans to cover tuition, books, and living costs. But according to some recent research, including a study from Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), many students are unprepared for how these loans work and how to manage repayment.
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Making sense of the markets this week: October 6, 2024 + MORE Oct 4th
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.
Nike and Carnival’s Shareholders Cruise to Profitable Destination
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From Pokemon cards to music royalties: Do alternative investments work? + MORE Oct 22nd
When some rare first-edition Pokemon trading cards went on sale three years ago, Adam O’Brien was hit with a wave of nostalgia. For the now 32-year-old, it was an irresistible offer that had the potential for value in the long run.
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The Fall of the House of Sharpe: What Exactly Happened to Bridging Finance?
– canadianbusiness.com
When they started out in the ’90s, David Sharpe and Natasha Hilfer were both both fiercely smart and exceedingly ambitious, with eyes on the finance sector. But both believed they had to overcome, as David once said, the implicit need-not-apply sign Bay Street hung to ward off anyone who was different. Natasha, who holds an MBA from the Rotman School of Management, had to battle the old boys’ club. David, meanwhile, who is Mohawk and a member of the Tyendinaga First Nation, felt he had to hide the fact that he is Indigenous. He would repeatedly say that, for the first 15 years of his career, he refused to acknowledge his roots to anybody he worked with: “Because,” as he put it, “I wanted to grab power.”
The pair married in 1996 and soon made it on Bay Street. David graduated from Queen’s University with a law degree, got his Master of Laws at Osgoode Hall and then earned his MBA from Ivey Business School. From there, he worked as the chief compliance officer at several firms, including Citigroup and CI Financial, and served as director of investigations at the Mutual Fund Dealers Association…
