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Financial Planning

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Retirement

CPP payment dates in 2025, and more to know about the Canada Pension Plan

Here’s how Canada’s retirement pension plan works, who’s eligible for CPP, when you can start receiving CPP, and CPP...

CPP payment dates in 2025, and more to know about the Canada Pension Plan
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Real Estate

The hidden value of a professional real estate appraisal

Online tools and tax assessments often miss the mark. A professional appraisal gives you a reliable, market-based property value.

The hidden value of a professional real estate appraisal

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Taxes halved their inheritance. Could anything be done?

Ontario heirs face a huge tax bill after their parents’ deaths—highlighting the importance of planning ahead to reduce taxes...

Taxes halved their inheritance. Could anything be done?

Newcomers to Canada

How to build confidence in your financial life

Newcomers fear making financial mistakes. Getting the services you need requires doing your research and taking many small steps.

How to build confidence in your financial life

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Surviving the present, investing in the future: Gen Z’s financial balancing act

Rising costs and low wages challenge Gen Z in Canada, but digital tools and new habits are helping them...

Surviving the present, investing in the future: Gen Z’s financial balancing act

Retirement

How to plan for old age when you don’t have kids

More and more Canadians are entering their golden years without grown children to help out should they lose their...

How to plan for old age when you don’t have kids
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Financial Planning

Prenups can be an uncomfortable topic, but a big help in the event of heartbreak

Prenups aren’t just for the wealthy. Experts explain how they protect assets, manage debt, and evolve with life changes—while...

Prenups can be an uncomfortable topic, but a big help in the event of heartbreak

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What’s the best way to pay down debt?

Many Canadians are carrying personal debt. Certified Financial Planner Janet Gray explains four effective strategies to get debt under...

What’s the best way to pay down debt?

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Newcomers to Canada

How bad access to credit keeps newcomers from getting ahead

Why Canada’s financial sector needs to be more welcoming, plus tips for immigrants to establish their credit standing sooner.

How bad access to credit keeps newcomers from getting ahead

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