In tight labour market, restaurants turn to tech for help
Staff shortage drives change, including tabletop tablets to place orders Listowel, Ont., is a small community northwest of Toronto where Mennonite farmers are still seen on the street with horses and buggies. It’s also a place where a restaurant is embracing technology to help deal with Canada’s tight labour market. “We just can’t seem to find the qualified […]
Homes being evacuated in central Alberta after wildfire jumps highway
Highway 16 is closed as the wildfire has jumped the road The hamlet of Marlboro in central Alberta and nearby homes are being evacuated as an out-of-control wildfire encroaches on the community. RCMP said homes are being evacuated on both the north and south sides of Highway 16, as several homes are at risk. The […]
4 Common Personal Finance Tips That Will Actually Fail You
When it comes to money, there’s a lot of advice out there that’s repeated over and over. While some of this advice is great, there are also situations where the conventional wisdom is wrong. Unfortunately, if you rely on myths to make important choices about your money, you could end up in a very bad […]
This Surprising Retirement Statistic Could Change Your Future
Today’s retirees should be miserable. According to Transamerica’s A Precarious Existence: How Today’s Retirees Are Financially Faring in Retirement (this link opens a PDF version of the report), retirees generally retired earlier than they planned. And the majority of those early retirements were due to poor health (28%), job loss (24%), family responsibilities (15%), and […]
Millions of Americans are just one paycheck away from ‘financial disaster’
Missing more than one paycheck is a one-way ticket to financial hardship for nearly half of the country’s workforce. A new study from NORC at the University of Chicago, an independent social research institution, found that 51% of working adults in the United States would need to access savings to cover necessities if they missed […]
Here’s exactly how to tell if you need a financial advisor, a robot, or nobody at all
Money can be complex and intimidating, no matter how much or how little you have. If you’ve considered seeking professional financial help but don’t know where to start, first identify exactly what it is you want to accomplish. Do you want to start investing or invest more money? Do you want to know how much […]