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2019
April
March
February
January
2018
December
November
October
September
August
July
June
May
- Investing in stocks should be done for the long-term
May 31, 2018
- Financial literacy doesn’t necessarily mean financial wellness
May 24, 2018
- Digital technology – The future of financial advice in Canada
May 17, 2018
- RCMP outsources experts to fight white-collar financial crime
May 10, 2018
- Tax planning and asset location
May 03, 2018
- Investing in stocks should be done for the long-term
April
March
- Secrets and lies: financial infidelity in Canada
March 29, 2018
- 2018 TFSA maximum contributions stays the same
March 22, 2018
- Budget 2018: a progressive agenda with proposed billions in new spending
March 15, 2018
- The importance of women’s financial independence
March 08, 2018
- Fraudsters are getting more sophisticated
March 01, 2018
- Secrets and lies: financial infidelity in Canada
February
January
2017
December
November
October
September
- Embedded commissions debate continues as changes loom
September 28, 2017
- Weighing privacy against risks involved with cryptocurrency trends
September 21, 2017
- Toronto’s Air Canada Centre to be renamed Scotiabank Arena
September 14, 2017
- It’s time to rethink strategy for post-secondary education
September 08, 2017
- Embedded commissions debate continues as changes loom
August
- Canadians love affair with personal debt continues unabated
August 31, 2017
- It’s inevitable — We are headed toward a cashless society
August 24, 2017
- Research suggests buying time may make you happier
August 17, 2017
- Parents give adult children $24k average to move out
August 10, 2017
- Canada’s greying population gives rise to financial challenges
August 03, 2017
- Canadians love affair with personal debt continues unabated
July
June
May
April
March
- Without trust, where are we?
March 30, 2017
- Big banks facing public relations fiasco on sales tactics
March 23, 2017
- Will the 2017 federal budget reflect gender-based analysis as promised?
March 16, 2017
- A heart to heart talk about the cost of receiving investment advice
March 09, 2017
- Dream of retirement seems elusive for many 55 and older
March 02, 2017
- Without trust, where are we?
February
January
2016
December
- The importance of managing your investment portfolio
December 29, 2016
- B.C.’s no-interest down payment loans and financial reality
December 22, 2016
- Should financial advisors be held to a higher standard?
December 15, 2016
- Pension reform, what’s good for some should be good for all
December 08, 2016
- How to choose an investment advisor
December 01, 2016
- The importance of managing your investment portfolio
November
October
September
- Investors’ human nature leans towards pessimism
September 29, 2016
- Behavioural finance and the illogic of ‘mental accounting’
September 22, 2016
- Behavioural finance and risk tolerance
September 15, 2016
- Behavioural finance’s role in investment decisions
September 08, 2016
- Investment strategy: a balancing act of risk taking
September 01, 2016
- Investors’ human nature leans towards pessimism
August
- Contrarian investors: you go your way, I’ll go mine
August 25, 2016
- Not all investors are created equally when it comes to risk
August 18, 2016
- Making your investment portfolio more profitable with tax planning
August 11, 2016
- What the Canadian sale of negative-yield bonds means for investors
August 04, 2016
- Contrarian investors: you go your way, I’ll go mine
July
June
May
April
March
- Federal budget looked more like Christmas giving
March 31, 2016
- RBC change results in higher taxes for some investors
March 24, 2016
- Fairness has evaporated from income tax rules: Watson
March 17, 2016
- Human pessimism hurts performance of investments
March 10, 2016
- Emotional decisions lead to losses; invest in the long term
March 04, 2016
- Federal budget looked more like Christmas giving
February
January
2015
December
- Canadian debt is a risk, time for the government to lead
December 31, 2015
- Christmas – a time to reflect on yourself, too
December 24, 2015
- Positive career opportunity for those in their 30s and 40s
December 17, 2015
- Pending physician-assisted death legislation may change estate planning
December 10, 2015
- Investment guidelines might harm investors
December 03, 2015
- Canadian debt is a risk, time for the government to lead
November
October
- The challenges and solutions of growing old in Canada
October 29, 2015
- Investors can learn a lesson from Canada’s federal election
October 22, 2015
- Pension inequality ignored during federal election campaign
October 15, 2015
- Using Yogi-isms to learn how to better invest funds
October 08, 2015
- Investors should protect themselves against white-collar crime
October 01, 2015
- The challenges and solutions of growing old in Canada
September
August
July
- Financial malpractice could torpedo your investment results
July 30, 2015
- Bank of Canada interest rate reduction is a significant move
July 23, 2015
- Short-term investment predictions do not work
July 16, 2015
- Measure twice, cut once when it comes to investing
July 09, 2015
- Mutual funds have hidden fees: report
July 02, 2015
- Financial malpractice could torpedo your investment results
June
May
April
- Federal budget a political sales pitch
April 30, 2015
- Living in your later years can be expensive – plan ahead
April 23, 2015
- Tax-Free Savings Account’s increased contribution limits good for Canadians
April 16, 2015
- Age can guide decisions on investment
April 09, 2015
- Tax-planning ideas to net better investment returns
April 02, 2015
- Federal budget a political sales pitch
March
February
January
- Lack of financial consistency, transparency is bad government
January 29, 2015
- Sudden collapse of Target stores is a lesson for us all
January 22, 2015
- Competition in the banking world is good for consumers
January 15, 2015
- Leave emotions at the curb when making investment decisions
January 08, 2015
- Try to resist temptation to guess stock market performance
January 01, 2015
- Lack of financial consistency, transparency is bad government
2014
December
November
October
- Seek lower cost options when investing in the market
October 30, 2014
- Get a personal rate of return yearly
October 23, 2014
- Reassess financial future and reduce personal debt
October 16, 2014
- Fund managers turned advisers may be good for investors
October 09, 2014
- The new era of financial advice
October 02, 2014
- Seek lower cost options when investing in the market
September
August
July
June
May
- Human nature affects poor buy and sell decisions
May 29, 2014
- Most investment managers fail to beat the market over long term
May 22, 2014
- Why investment clients are firing their financial advisors
May 15, 2014
- Why investment clients are firing their financial advisors
May 15, 2014
- The Ontario Liberals’ new pension idea good, but administratively inefficient
May 08, 2014
- Canadians should be allowed to buy health care in Canada
May 01, 2014
- Human nature affects poor buy and sell decisions
April
March
- Over-managing may destabilize investment foundation
March 27, 2014
- Over-managing may destabilize investment foundation
March 27, 2014
- Don’t wait to plan your retirement income needs
March 20, 2014
- Look for good value when shopping for banking services
March 13, 2014
- Bad investment advice still is all too common in today’s financial world
March 06, 2014
- Over-managing may destabilize investment foundation
February
January
- Alternatives to deferred sales charge
January 30, 2014
- Diversification, long-term investing wins in 2013, not predictions
January 23, 2014
- Sometimes success when investing takes courage
January 16, 2014
- Diversify as bond market is risky to predict
January 09, 2014
- Supreme Court ruling may boost individual investor confidence
January 02, 2014
- Alternatives to deferred sales charge
2013
June
May
April
March
February
2012
July
June
May
April
March
February