Achieve Your Financial Goals in 10 Easy Steps!
Whether you're just starting out on your own or married with a family to support, get ready to learn some quick and easy ways to: Take control of… [more]
Managing Risk Through Mutual Funds
Does the current stock market volatility make you want to stick your head in the sand and forget about it? Don’t despair! If you read last month’s… [more]
“RISK” is a Four Letter Word!
When you think of investment risk, what comes to mind? Is it the recent volatility of the stock markets -- up one minute, down the next? How about… [more]
TFSAs: More Than a Savings Account
The Canadian tax-free savings account, otherwise known as a TFSA, is unfortunately named, causing a lot of confusion as to what it is and what it can be… [more]
A New Financial Year Made Easy!
It’s January 1st 2011 and I can hear you now... “This is the year I will change my life! I’ll start eating right, drop those last 10 pounds, and… [more]
The ABCs of ETFs
There has been a lot of buzz in the news lately about Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) and, while the first ETF was launched in Canada in 1989 by the Toronto… [more]
RESPs: Your Child Will Thank You!
Ah, September, my favourite time of year -- cooler weather, leaves changing and kids heading back to school. If you have a teenager starting college… [more]
How Risky Are You?
These days almost everything is done on credit in some way. Want to rent a car? You need a credit card. Heck, you need one to rent a $5 movie. … [more]
Women & Retirement: Will You Be Prepared?
According to a report by the UN Platform for Action Committee Manitoba, half of the single women studied over the age of 65 live in poverty. Further,… [more]
How Fit Are Your Finances?
“Don’t spend more than you earn”, “put some money away for a rainy day”, “it’s not what you make, but what you keep”, she told you, over… [more]
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Managing Risk Through Mutual Funds
Does the current stock market volatility make you want to stick your head in the sand and forget about it? Don’t despair! If you read last month’s article “Risk is a Four Letter Word”, then you know that investing always carries some form of risk; whether market risk, company/industry … [Read More...]
“RISK” is a Four Letter Word!
When you think of investment risk, what comes to mind? Is it the recent volatility of the stock markets -- up one minute, down the next? How about speculative investment derivatives, such as options or futures contracts, used to bring down Barings Bank in 1995, or the more recent occurrence in … [Read More...]
TFSAs: More Than a Savings Account
The Canadian tax-free savings account, otherwise known as a TFSA, is unfortunately named, causing a lot of confusion as to what it is and what it can be used for. So I’ve put together the following quiz to see how much you know... 1. A tax-free savings account is: a) A savings … [Read More...]
A New Financial Year Made Easy!
It’s January 1st 2011 and I can hear you now... “This is the year I will change my life! I’ll start eating right, drop those last 10 pounds, and pay off my debts by the end of the year. This is my year!” So I have to ask – did you reach your financial goals for 2011? We all … [Read More...]
The ABCs of ETFs
There has been a lot of buzz in the news lately about Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) and, while the first ETF was launched in Canada in 1989 by the Toronto Stock Exchange, only recently have they become a more mainstream investment option. You can think of an Exchange Traded Fund as a security that … [Read More...]
RESPs: Your Child Will Thank You!
Ah, September, my favourite time of year -- cooler weather, leaves changing and kids heading back to school. If you have a teenager starting college or university this year, then you may have already taken advantage of the RESP (Registered Education Savings Plan). But if you have younger … [Read More...]
How Risky Are You?
These days almost everything is done on credit in some way. Want to rent a car? You need a credit card. Heck, you need one to rent a $5 movie. Want to buy a house or a car? They’ll check your credit. Want to rent an apartment? They’ll check your credit. Some employers have even … [Read More...]
Women & Retirement: Will You Be Prepared?
According to a report by the UN Platform for Action Committee Manitoba, half of the single women studied over the age of 65 live in poverty. Further, half of the married women would live in poverty without their husband’s income. These are sobering statistics when one considers that 43 per … [Read More...]
How Fit Are Your Finances?
“Don’t spend more than you earn”, “put some money away for a rainy day”, “it’s not what you make, but what you keep”, she told you, over and over… and over again! Well, Mom was right – it’s all good advice. But how can you be sure you’re following it? Just how fit … [Read More...]
