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Many of us have received a call from someone claiming to be from “Microsoft” offering to help fix a flaw with our computer, all they need is to access our computer. Others of us may have received an e-mail or a call from “CRA” saying we owe them tax money.…
Read More »Canadians are having a harder time than ever saving for retirement as well as paying down debt. Debt levels are higher than they’ve ever been. For example, 2003 Debt-to-disposable income was 120% versus today at almost 180%. Real estate and consumer goods have jumped significantly in price and it doesn’t…
Read More »Canadian workers rightly assume that the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) will be there for them when they reach retirement. In honor of this expectation we thought we would dig a little deeper into this national program. Here is what we found: Interesting Facts: It is the 10th largest pension in the…
Read More »Measured Risk – this is usually the determining factor in how we view our client’s portfolios. We take a snapshot of the stage of life you’re in and put together a plan that will suit your needs for the short and long term. Often times we get asked, “How do…
Read More »Over the last three months, the investment markets have finally gone down. When you receive your investment statement, be prepared to see a lower number than your previous statement.Is this a surprise? Should we be afraid?We have been talking about the stock market going down for some time. Regular market…
Read More »The markets have been going on a bit of a ride in recent days. The reason for the decline seems to be based on disappointing earnings reports of key corporations in the US, implications of tariffs and rising interest rates. For today we’ll focus on the effect of changing interest rates.…
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