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What to do when you get laid off

If you receive a severance package, you’ll have choices to make around your finances. Here’s how to make the...

What to do when you get laid off
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Financial Planning

Having a financial plan more than doubles your retirement confidence—here’s why so many Canadians are skipping it

Cost, complexity, and confusion about what financial planning involves prevent Canadians from taking action, but 93% of those who...

Having a financial plan more than doubles your retirement confidence—here’s why so many Canadians are skipping it
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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?

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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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