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Two men charged in death of Markham real estate agent as search continues for murder suspect - CP24 + MORE Dec 17th
Two men charged in death of Markham real estate agent as search continues for murder suspect CP24View Full Coverage on Google News.... More »
How does a U.S.-dollar TFSA work? May 21st
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I just set up an American dollar TFSA to complement my existing TFSA. I do not know how the contribution gets calculated, and the goal is to not overcontribute with the sum of these.
—Michelle
An investor can open more than one tax-free savings account (TFSA). There are no r.... More »
“Why do I need a financial plan?” + MORE Oct 6th
I am in my early 50s, have a steady job, I’m not a big spender, and I make RRSP contributions. Why would I need a financial plan? I don’t see how it could help me.—Tom
What is financial planning?
To answer your question—and it’s a good one!—let’s think about why people get a fina.... More »
How to build a couch potato portfolio + MORE Sep 3rd
Though the investment industry now offers a few different ways to create a couch potato portfolio, they all have a few things in common. First, they all adhere to the ethos of passive investing, such that you end up with broad exposure to the stock and bond markets—and possibly other asset classes.... More »
How to Implement an Internal Coaching Program Jul 26th
In the spring of 2019, Kim Forseille, assistant vice-president of learning and development at Edmonton-based bank CWB Financial Group, learned from internal surveys and exit interviews that many workers were feeling stuck in their jobs. “People came to CWB because they wanted to progress in their .... More »
Your Next Home May Be in the Metaverse
– canadianbusiness.com
Krista Kim’s dream home didn’t exist, so she built it herself—in the metaverse. In 2020, cooped up with her two kids in a Toronto condo during the Covid lockdown, the digital artist began designing her perfect escape, leaving no detail overlooked. She sketched out a glassed-walled bungalow villa with rugged mountain views and a serene Zen-garden layout inspired by Japan, where she lived for three years in the mid-2000s. There was an infinity pool, a walk-in closet and a tightly curated selection of light-bouncing translucent furniture. Curiously, Kim’s plan didn’t include a kitchen. An odd choice, but Mars House, as she called it, wasn’t made for everyone. “I imagined creating a house that would heal me,” she says. She also hoped she’d find a buyer. “The question was: Would anyone else understand what I was selling?”
As it turns out, someone did. Kim’s futuristic dreamscape sold for approximately US$512,000 in March of 2021. The metaverse is a loosely but increasingly understood shared virtual space, accessible via smartphone, goggles or headset—and it’s the newest frontier in the global real estate blitz…
