2019 Federal Budget Highlights
Wed, 27 Mar 2019
On March 19, 2019, the federal government tabled its budget, entitled Investing in the Middle Class. The big themes in this pre-election budget were making home ownership more affordable and investments...
Demystifying the Canada and Quebec Pension Plans
Thu, 07 Feb 2019
You’ve been contributing for years, but do you know what you’ll get? FOR CANADIANS AT OR NEARING RETIREMENT, the Canada Pension Plan and Quebec Pension Plan (CPP/QPP) may be a bit of a mystery. Many people...
Millennial Money: Don't let Instagram envy get you into debt
Wed, 30 Jan 2019
When was the last time scrolling through Instagram made you feel better? If you're like me, the puppy photos on your feed momentarily boost your mood, but the parade of carefully selected and artfully...
New Year Market update
Mon, 14 Jan 2019
Happy New Year Everyone! I thought I would provide you with a new year market update. In Q4 of 2018, markets faced a decrease in risk appetite driven by 3 reasons: US Fed concerns of inflation; ...
Changes to CPP
Thu, 10 Jan 2019
Along with a New Year comes some changes to CPP. Check out my article of interest to find out what changes will affect you! http://www.financialguardian.ca/articles #financialgoals #keepyourmoney...
Market Update
Thu, 06 Dec 2018
Given the behaviour of the markets, I thought I would share the following showing that asset class diversification has not been as effective in comparison to previous years. Thus far a record number are...