Canadian Sport Awards return to honour country’s top athletes
Ottawa hosts 1st edition of the event since 2012 The Canadian Sport Awards are back — and the list of nominees is awesome. Many of Canada’s top winter and summer athletes are gathering in Ottawa for Thursday night’s 41st edition of the event. This country’s premier event for national sport achievement and leadership recognition hasn’t […]
City council approves re-zoning major parts of Vancouver to allow duplexes
Decision made in final city council meeting of Gregor Robertson’s decade-long tenure as mayor After two days of public hearings, Vancouver city council has voted to re-zone the majority of the city to enable duplex use in single-family home neighbourhoods. The decision, approved in the final city council meeting of Gregor Robertson’s decade-long tenure as […]
Young Investors: 3 Top Canadian Dividend Stocks to Buy Now and Own to Retirement
Planning for the golden years might not be top of mind for many people who are beginning their careers. It makes sense, as school debt has to be paid and any extra money might be set aside for a future house. In addition, family expenses could be on the radar, and let’s face it, very […]
More Americans With Low Credit Scores Buying Homes
If you have a low credit score and want to buy a home, your odds of getting a loan have improved. A study by the Fair Isaac Corporation (FICO) shows that credit scores for new mortgage originations have been dropping, suggesting that lenders are slowly relaxing the tight credit policies imposed after the housing crisis. […]
Is America About to Have a Major Labor Shortage?
With the unemployment rate in America hovering around 3.9% — well below the 5.2% to 6% considered “full employment” — it has become harder for companies to fill open positions. That has in some cases pushed wages higher, and it has forced a number of large-scale employers to offer improved benefits, including helping workers pay […]
Most Americans Don’t Consider Themselves Successful Investors. Here’s How to Change That
We all want to build wealth, and investing is generally a good way to get there. When you park all of your money in a savings account, you limit its growth substantially, but when you invest it, you get a real opportunity to turn it into a much larger sum. Most Americans, however, aren’t confident […]
How the new tax code changes retirement saving
The new tax code makes a big change to the individual retirement account landscape, according to financial advisor Winnie Sun. People are no longer allowed to go back and recharacterize their individual retirement accounts — if, for example, they realize they paid more taxes than they needed to, she said. “This is critical, because if […]