Money Management for your kids
By Susan Yellin In 2017, the venerable registered retirement savings plan (RRSP) turns 60. Like any 60-year-old, the RRSP has its strengths and weaknesses. Happy birthday, RRSPs. Introduced in 1957 (even before the Canada Pension Plan), registered retirement savings plans (RRSPs) were devised as and continue to be a way for Canadians who don’t…
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Everyone has that uncle, or best friend, who has a hot stock tip or who can get you in on the ground floor of the latest thing since the iPod. Are they right? Will they help make you financially secure? Maybe. But are you willing to risk your financial future on it? If you’re like…
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By Jo Coughlin brighterlife.ca Thanks to good nutrition and medical advances, Canadians are living longer than ever before. But will our savings last as long as we do? Today, many of us can expect to live into our 80s, 90s, and some us even into our 100s. . . When you add up today’s long…
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By BrighterLife.ca Understanding financial issues is challenging enough for adults, so it’s no wonder many parents struggle when it comes to teaching them to kids. According to a Harris/Decima Youth Financial Literacy Study for the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, 84% of Canadians believe young people are ill-prepared to manage their finances when they enter the workforce.…
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DO YOU REMEMBER THE EXCITEMENT of being a kid on allowance day? Whether dashing to the corner store for treats or carefully saving that money for something special, those were some of our first experiences with saving our money and planning our spending. Today we still look forward to payday, but after paying the bills,…
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It’s more important than ever to have the financial literacy skills needed to manage your money and investments wisely. To help Canadians find the resources they need, a coalition of seven non-profit organizations have joined together to organize this November’s Financial Literacy Month. What better time to take a quick quiz to test your knowledge…
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By Brenda Spiering, Editor, BrighterLife.ca Looking for an investment option that can help you sleep at night? Segregated fund products can guarantee you’ll get back some or all of the money you invest. Segregated (seg) fund products, available exclusively through insurance companies, provide the growth potential of market-based investments with the benefits of an insurance…
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We all can make a list of the things we want – vacations, cars, a new home or cottage, or a nice nest egg for our retirement but can you list even a few ways to save enough to get these things. there are simple and easy ways to save money. Does this mean that…
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