Work for a union where your pay starts at $20 but I signed a contract at $24.50. A co-worker found out how much I was making and said that I’m being over paid and...
Economists say the expected economic slowdown in 2023 may not result in higher levels of gig work, unlike past recessions when levels of contract work and self-employment spiked. They say the tight labour market, combined with...
I’ve learned over the years that if you embarrass verbose people at dinner parties it usually doesn’t end well for anyone. So, I simply asked how he would know when the market bottoms out...
To most people, it may seem logical that stock markets rise and fall with economic growth. But for the last decade or more, that has been anything but true. As the value of assets like stocks, bonds and houses has...
My wife(28F) have been working with this company for about 7 months. Wife is 5 months pregnant. Everything was great until she told the boss about pregnancy. Since last few weeks, boss started complaining...
What investors can do to protect retirement savings If you’re retired, you’re approaching retirement or you’re still several years out but are planning your retirement finances, high inflation might be keeping you up at...
Half of Canadian workers plan to look for a new job in 2023, a nearly twofold increase from just a year ago, according to a new poll by recruitment firm Robert Half. The survey...
My work has offered me a choice between a 2% raise or an extra week of vacation. I’m stuck since it’s so similar. Current situation: Earning 50,250/yr (EDIT: For clarification, for base salary I...
A target-date mutual fund or exchange-traded fund (ETF) is basically a one-stop shop for a retirement saving strategy. Canadian investors simply choose the year they would expect to stop working, then buy a target-date...
Posting on a burner because my friends know my main account. I finished my fifth year of medical residency in Alberta right before Christmas and have been extremely lucky to receive an offer for...
