Even though the cost of living is rising, you can still build a solid financial plan to fund your dream lifestyle. There are plenty of proven benefits to creating financial goals, including giving you...
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3:07 p.m. (EST): “Changing our inflation target is something we’re not thinking about. We’re not going to consider that under any circumstances. We’ll use our tools to get inflation back to 2%.” 3:05 p.m....
As you might expect, volatile asset classes like emerging markets (EM, which is measured by the MSCI Emerging Markets index) tend to generate both outsized gains and outsized losses. EM topped the chart in...
“The Canadian economy grew more than expected in the third quarter, although the weakening housing investment and consumer spending suggests that higher interest rates are beginning to bite. Gross domestic product (GDP) increased 2.9%...
Named beneficiaries vs the estate—which is better? Thanks for writing in, Catherine. A common thing we think about when doing our estate plan is how to make transferring our assets and money to friends...
Most of your money will be tied up in your home. Is your plan to leave that money to your children? If not, when would you want to access that money and how? When...
Collecting CPP and OAS while working in your 60s You can begin your Canada Pension Plan (CPP) pension as early as age 60 or as late as age 70, Simon. At age 65, you...
Also of note, RBC is set to buy HSBC’s Canadian assets. RBC also introduced a DRIP (Dividend Reinvestment Plan) that gives investors the opportunity to automatically reinvest their dividends at a 2% discount to...
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