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Adopting a Fresh Perspective: How Millennials Can Save for Desires, Not Just Necessities.
Balancing financial priorities doesn’t mean sacrificing desires, but it may involve sacrificing the expenditures that don't serve you.
Cindy Marques
Mar 213 min read
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More gen-Z Canadians regularly investing than other generations: TD survey.
Younger Canadians, priced out of the housing market while entering their careers, are building wealth through means other than real estate.
Serah Louis
Nov 14, 20243 min read
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Why advisors need to consider the unique financial challenges of LGBTQ clients.
Advisors who make an effort to use appropriate language can make LGBTQ clients and prospects feel more at ease.
Deanne Gage
Jun 27, 20243 min read
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Vacation days, health care, pension plans: How to make the most of your compensation.
Employees should take time to research and read up on what the company has to offer in perks and benefits.
Ritika Dubey
Jun 18, 20243 min read
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FHSA's first year successful, but more awareness needed.
Financial experts believe that with a stronger awareness campaign, even more individuals could reap the benefits of this program.
Ben Cousins
Apr 1, 20242 min read
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Benefits, fees, hidden perks: Choosing the right credit card for your lifestyle.
Critical to building a credit history, credit cards are a rite of passage into financial adulthood.
Nina Dragicevic
Mar 5, 20243 min read
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Pets on a millennial budget: Love comes at a cost.
When it comes to welcoming a new fur baby into their family, Cindy Marques has one overarching philosophy — “put yourself first.”
Pascale Malenfant
Sep 5, 20232 min read
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5 Money Tips for New University and College Grads
Budgeting is about creating a plan for your money to live life on your own terms, within your means.
Cindy Marques
Jun 19, 20233 min read
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Some young Canadians are downsizing their homes to cut back on their expenses.
A 2022 Statistics Canada survey found that more than one-third of Canadians were finding it difficult to meet household financial needs.
Noushin Ziafati
Mar 28, 20232 min read
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Some Canadian employers offer egg freezing as part of expanded fertility benefits.
The increasingly popular procedure is costly -- as much as $15K for an egg freezing cycle and meds -- putting it out of reach of many women.
Brett Bundale
Mar 16, 20231 min read
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Some Ontario Renters are Facing Unregulated Rent Increases. Here’s Why it's Legal.
A guide to legal and illegal rent increases in Ontario and advice for tenants living in a non-rent-controlled unit.
Zakiya Kassam
Sep 14, 20221 min read
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What advisors must know about working with LGBTQ2+ clients.
Cindy Marques sheds light on challenges, realities, and values for wealth professionals to consider.
Leo Almazora
Jun 15, 20223 min read
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Here’s how to take a half a year off work without going broke.
To take a sabbatical and only end up in an awful place financially is counterproductive.
Leah Golob
Mar 21, 20221 min read
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After a raise, watch out for lifestyle creep eating into potential savings.
Combatting lifestyle creep boils down to tracking your expenses. Most problems happen when you’re not aware of how your money is moving.
Leah Golob
Mar 10, 20222 min read
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Talking about finance can temper the flames among couples
It’s not unusual that one partner is unwilling to co-operate and claim they feel nagged or hounded by the other.
Barbara Balfour
Feb 14, 20201 min read
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