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Five Ways to Spend Your Income Tax Refund Wisely
At this time of year, we’re all doing our (legal) duty to file our taxes and make sure our contributions to the Federal and Provincial budgets are properly accounted for. If you’ve made your regular payments and calculated your eligible credits and deductions, there’s...
The Four Life Stages of Financial Planning
I’ve been asked before when the best time to engage financial planning advice is throughout a person’s life. My biased answer is that anytime is the best time. For people looking at retirement around the corner and worrying about having enough money, the old Chinese...
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The Psychology of Money
Everyone has money on the brain. Whether it’s saving for something, buying something, investing in something, earning money, providing for a loved one, paying your kid’s allowance, or donating to a charity, everyone thinks about money at least once every day. But how...
Figure Out Your Motivation
In the modern world of social media and targeted advertising, the yearning for instant gratification has never been higher. Why put money into an emergency fund or to pay for a will and powers of attorney when you can have a shiny thing to take a picture of for all...