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Market Check In

Click on the image below to read the article.  For the PDF click here. June 15, 2018
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Talk Break Ups Before Buying with a Partner

In this Money Sense article, the author encourages people to talk about how their shared property would be handled in the event of a break-up.…
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Budget: Do I Really Need One?

I am often asked about budgets and budgeting.  I imagine that when people have the ‘should I have a budget’ conversation in their head it…
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2018 Has Returned with Volatility

2018 certainly feels like a more turbulent year in equity markets.  In statistical terms, 2017 was a benign year for volatility and we are seeing…
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CPP & OAS: What to Know Before You Start

The hour long webcast begins with the CPP / OAS discussion (first 36 minutes) and is then followed by a view on the US equity…
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Concerned About the Long-term Health of your Pension

Many people are growing nervous around their defined-benefit pension plan because they are uncertain about the financial viability of the company they work for.  They…
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Seven Rules to Avoid Dementia

Last fall, I heard Dr. Hakim interviewed on CBC Radio about dementia.  I had always thought that dementia and mental decline were unavoidable and potentially hereditary.  Not…
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Equifax Says 8,000 Canadians Affected

The Equifax privacy breach reminds us how we are all vulnerable regardless of the steps we take to guard against identity theft.  We all need…
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The Good & Bad of Currency Fluctuations

Click on the image below to read the article.  For the PDF click here. October 12, 2017
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Getting Your Mortgage’s Health Assessed

A mortgage is perhaps the largest financial obligation anyone of us will face.  At certain points in a mortgages life, it may be in your…
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I Made It!!

I MADE IT!  I finished the Mont Tremblant Ironman on Sunday, August 20th.  As I look back, I am beginning to gain more perspective on the…
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Why Do Stocks Fluctuate So Much?

Why Do Stocks Fluctuate So Much? Since June we have faced another instance of volatility.  Many of us have felt this time and time again. …
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