Saputo family donates $10M to St. FX for improved recreational facilities
Donation is largest single gift in Antigonish university’s 165-year-history, says president Amelia and Lino Saputo Jr. are donating $10 million to upgrade and expand health and wellness facilities at St. Francis Xavier University, where their son will graduate with a business degree this spring. It’s the single largest donation the Antigonish, N.S., university has received […]
Ottawa spends $2.1M on economic development projects in the Beaufort Delta and Sahtu
Money for biomass projects, IT upgrades, and an educational garden The federal government has announced $2.1 million in new spending on 11 economic development projects in the Beaufort Delta and the Sahtu. Liberal MP Michael McLeod announced the new money for “sustainable economic development” on Thursday in Inuvik. The money comes through the Canadian Northern […]
6 Personal Finance Habits Everyone Should Get Into
Though Americans are slowly but surely ramping up their savings game, most are still falling short in that arena. An estimated 57% of U.S. adults have less than $1,000 available in savings, while 39% have absolutely no savings at all. Clearly, this means most of us need to do better. With that in mind, here […]
Top Tip: Have a personal finance day every month
Just as we all enjoy a day to ourselves; be it for shopping or a day at the spa – everyone should have a Personal Finance Day. What is a personal finance day? A Personal Finance day is a day set aside each month to sort out your personal finance needs. This will help you […]
10 Money-Saving Tips You Should Definitely Ignore
Talk to your old man or your grandma and they’ll nag you to the ends of the Earth about preparing for retirement. But while these money-saving tips seem smart on the surface, John Deglow, CFP, AIF, at Unified Trust Company, says the reality is many retirees live well below their means and this figure greatly […]
How financially secure is your retirement? Your account balance won’t tell you
Many of us can recall stories of parents and grandparents who spent 40-year careers working for a phone company or bank and retiring at age 60 with a defined benefit (DB) pension that supported them in their retirement with a monthly check for the rest of their lives. This predictable stream of retirement income, combined […]