• By: IE Staff
 
• May 7, 2020

Forget blind luck - you have the power to ensure you make long-term progress each and every day...month...year...

You go to work, collect an income, and pay your bills on time. You diligently send off checks for your long-term obligations. You pay off your credit card minimum (and more) every month. And then a new month begins…and you do it all over again. That’s good money management, right?

Not so f...

It was after his company doubled in size to more than 30 employees that Sol Cuisine Inc.president Dror Balshine decided it was time to offer a company benefit plan.

"When I was interviewing people, it always came up," said Mr. Balshine, whose Mississauga-based company sells vegetarian burgers and tofu products.

For a company that promotes healthy choices, it also seemed like a no-brain...

Longer lifespans require sharper thinking about how you divide your money between stocks and bonds.

That means no more using the rule of 100 minus your age as the percentage you put into stocks, with the rest going into bonds. The results you get from this type of mix are too conservative for a world where people are living longer and thus putting greater demands on their re...

These two are the only 100-y...

That nurturing comes with a hefty price tag. A 2013 Fraser Institute report pegged the annual cost to raise...

Cancer survivors see a $5,000 drop in income, on average, a year after their diagnosis, according to a new report by Statistics Canada.

Tuesday's report linked census, cancer registry and vital statistics databases with personal income tax records to evaluate the effects of cancer on employment status and earnings.

• Cancer patient who lost job wants government protection f...

My teenaged nieces came to visit me in New York a few weeks ago.  Besides spending three hours agonizing over what color “cheeksters” to buy at Pink, waiting another 45 minutes for them to stand in line to try on ONE tank top at H&M, and then rounding out the rest of the day with more, um, shopping (i.e. THEM going through racks of midriff-baring tops and teeny ’distressed’ jean shorts, ME sitting in...

I can sum up this strategy in just three words. TUNE IT OUT.

Tune out the talking heads on TV who purport...

By now many Canadians have received their government issued tax refund cheques in the mail, the eager beavers have anyway. The rest have until April 30 to file their 2013 income tax return without fear of penalty.
The prospect of getting money back is just too good for this eager beaver so I file early every year. I case you’re wondering, I won’t be blowing my tax refund on a shoppin...

But ...

A certain amount of folklore has developed over the years around the income tax system and the filing of tax returns, but many of those age-old perceptions are no longer accurate.

Here are some common myths — and the corresponding facts that could mean extra money in your pocket or at least prevent you from running afoul of the Cana...

Canadians’ ability to earn income is usually their biggest asset, more valuable even than their home or other investments, and that asset is at greater risk than many realize, through death, disability and illness, says Steven Parker, Assistant Vice-President, Product and Marketing, Individual Insurance, Man...

One-third of Canadian households over the past year never or almost never had enough money left over after paying essential expenses, says a new report.

A survey conducted for the Certified General Accountants Association of Canada indicates that 29 percent - or three in 10 - households found it difficult to sock away any money once key bills were paid.

The poll also shows t...

Golden Girl Finance | May 5th, 2010

That song had it right...breaking up is hard to do. But it’s infinitely harder when you add ‘shacking up’ to the equation. Suddenly, though you were too cautious to take the marriage leap (and for good reason if you’re now in break-up mode), you may still have to take on the woes and financial costs of a divorce. And while this can be a good thing in divvying up assets if you were in a very long...

Fast forward to the post 2007 financial meltdown and Freedom 55 has become a cruel joke. A recent survey by Sun Life Financial found the average Cana...

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Thursday, December 16, 2010 |TIM CESTNICK

I should have studied psychology in university. It might have been helpful in understanding people - especially my wife. I will pay $50 for a $30 item that I really need, but she'll pay $30 for a $50 item she doesn't need, just because it's on sale. Where I have exactly seven items in the bathroom that belong to me (toothbrush, toothpaste, dental floss, razor, shav...

If you want to feel better about the future, you should get a financial plan.

That's the main message from a recent study conducted by The Strategic Counsel for the Financial Planning Standards Council. The first phase of the five-...

Shop (and sell) online
Craigslist.org, ebay.ca, and Kijiji.ca are all great resources for online purchases big or small. Plus, they're a great way to find unique gifts and marked down big ticket items. There are some things to keep in mind – always buy from trustworthy, reputable sellers an...