by Umar | Oct 28, 2023 | Financial Resilience, Financial Wellness, Seymour Financial Resilience Index TM
Rob Carrick – Globe and Mail October 24, 2023 If you were to pick a dominant theme in Canadian personal finance, you could do a lot worse than debt. We’re among the world’s leaders in taking on debt to buy houses and other stuff. We might be better at it than...
by Umar | Mar 9, 2023 | Financial Health, Financial Resilience, Financial Wellness, Uncategorized
Source: Bloomberg February 8, 2023 Inflation has eroded purchasing power for many Canadians, but the experience with rapidly rising prices has been far from uniform. While the inflation rate shows how quickly prices are rising, other factors like income and...
by Eloise Duncan | Sep 27, 2022 | Financial Health, Financial Resilience, Financial Wellness, Seymour Financial Resilience Index TM, Uncategorized
Uh, Mr. Poilievre? Canada Pension Plan premiums are not a tax. Source: Rob Carrick, Globe and Mail September 27, 2022 It’s a little insensitive, but necessary, to raise the issue of retirement saving at a time when many households are struggling to pay for...
by Eloise Duncan | Sep 16, 2022 | Financial Health, Financial Resilience, Seymour Financial Resilience Index TM
Double GST rebate and top up housing benefit for renters Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a package of new measures to help Canadians cope with steeply rising prices, as his governing Liberals face increasing political pressure to mitigate the cost-of-living...
by Eloise Duncan | May 19, 2022 | Financial Health, Financial Resilience, Financial Wellness
Source: The American Psychological Association | Date: May 19, 2022 March 11, 2022, marks the second anniversary of the COVID-19 global pandemic declaration by the World Health Organization. In the two years since that declaration, virtually all aspects of life have...
by Bardh Ulaj | May 19, 2022 | Financial Health, Financial Resilience, Financial Wellness
Source: Bloomberg | April 20, 2022 Canadian consumer price inflation shot past expectations in March, jumping to a new three-decade high and cementing expectations the Bank of Canada will continue with aggressive interest rate hikes in coming weeks. Annual...
