by agnes | Nov 25, 2014 | In The News, On A Personal Note...
Before we get into the holiday season… which leads us into the New Year and tax time, I thought it a good idea to think ahead so you could be prepared. I’ve posted this article before, but it never gets old!! At this time of life, many of you are...
by agnes | Jan 14, 2014 | In The News
I heard a news story this morning that really hit home why I am doing what I am doing on-line. “Nearly a third of retired Canadians, or 30 per cent, have returned to work and a major reason is that they misjudged how much their expected life of ease would...
by agnes | Jan 9, 2014 | In The News
I was over on my long-neglected ElderCare site today looking for a post with some information I wanted. And then I spotted this post and thought I should post it here. I apologize for not sharing it last summer when you still had time to act for this year, but,...
by agnes | Dec 16, 2013 | In The News, On A Personal Note...
Some time ago I wrote an article asking the title question: Where is the surprise in the baby boomer bulge. It appears I am writing another one. I was on Facebook last night and saw this link in my feed: http://www.leadnow.ca/pensions?t=fb – it’s a form letter...
by agnes | Nov 5, 2013 | Finding Focus, In The News
I bought a few things while I was out today. Didn’t spend a lot… but here’s a picture of what my items cost: Many of you out there will tell at a glance that I spent $17.30. Exactly. I can also tell you that of the exactly $40 I started my day with I still...
by agnes | Nov 3, 2013 | Blog, Getting Down To Business, In The News
I read an interesting article the other day. The numbers mentioned really hit home and reconfirmed why I am in this on-line space doing what I am doing. “For the first time ever, according to the Statistics Canada 2011 Census, there are more Canadians living...
by agnes | Sep 20, 2013 | Finding Focus, In The News
The operative word in my title is “Can”. I just read a depressing article. The opening sentence: “Nearly one in five Canadian workers (17%) expect they will never be able to afford to retire fully, according to study released by global bank HSBC.” I just can’t...
by agnes | Mar 27, 2013 | In The News, On A Personal Note...
July 1st, 2010: B.C. “harmonized” the Provincial Sales Tax with the federal Goods & Services Tax; result is the HST. April 1st, 2013: B.C. “deharmonizes” the taxes and returns to the PST and the GST. If you look the word...
by agnes | Jan 3, 2013 | In The News
A recent story from Canadian Press quoted a Harris/Decima telephone survey that found Canadians were choosing to pay down debt and build savings as priorities over retirement planning this year. In my free workbook, Retirement? 8 Vital Insights, I recommend paying...
by agnes | Sep 18, 2012 | In The News
It’s September 18 as I write this, and this is an email that arrived in my in-box earlier today: . Please excuse the bit.ly link – the original was really long! I will not discuss this subject here today. I encourage you to keep an eye on this story as it...
