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: http://bit.ly/ctf180912. 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...
by agnes | Sep 7, 2012 | Finding Focus, In The News
Moody’s Analytics has some pretty impressive accolades behind their name so, when they speak, the financial world sits up and listens. Most recently they made economic forecasts about the debt load of Canadians. Here is a link to one of the articles:...
by agnes | Apr 19, 2012 | In The News
No matter what is happening to the national economy, you must stay on top of your own economic outlook. Credit is far too easy to attain; repayment remains elusive. This news from Mark Carney, governor of the Bank of Canada. What is the news from the Bank of You?...
