Putting It In Perspective
The investment markets have been very “volatile” since the start of 2022. Volatile is just financial industry jargon that means markets move up and down. For retail investors, the biggest concern is when markets move down. Retail investors love when markets go up and usually cringe or flinch when they go down. It is […]
Rising Rates
As expected, the Bank of Canada raised Interest Rates again in early June. The BOC started adjusting rates with a 25 basis point hike in March this year. That was followed by another 50 basis point rate hike in April which was the largest single rate hike in over 20 years1. June gave us another […]
Can You Be Over-Insured?
Most Canadians take the correct steps to protect their property against loss in case anything they own is lost or stolen. Concerns about recouping losses if a home is robbed, or a favorite vintage guitar is destroyed during a basement flood, are questions with very routine answers. But when it comes to considering the […]
Seniors Targeted by Scammers
Victor’s nightmare began with a phone call from someone claiming to be from the Canada Revenue Agency, informing him he owed thousands in unpaid taxes. If he didn’t pay immediately, he would be arrested. Victor was too embarrassed to ask his daughter for help. Had he messed up that badly? The scammer picked up on […]
