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Nina Dragicevic
Mar 5, 20243 min read
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.
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Cindy Marques
Jun 19, 20233 min read
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.
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Noushin Ziafati
Mar 28, 20232 min read
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.
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Brett Bundale
Mar 16, 20231 min read
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.
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Zakiya Kassam
Sep 14, 20221 min read
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.
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Leo Almazora
Jun 15, 20223 min read
What advisors must know about working with LGBTQ2+ clients.
Cindy Marques sheds light on challenges, realities, and values for wealth professionals to consider.
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Leah Golob
Mar 21, 20221 min read
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.
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Leah Golob
Mar 10, 20222 min read
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.
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Barbara Balfour
Feb 14, 20201 min read
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.
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