Canadians against airstrike
Study suggests 52% of Canadians disapprove of U.S. actions While Canadians continue to grieve the 57 fellow citizens who were killed in the Flight 752 tragedy, more than half those polled in a new survey disapprove of the U.S. airstrike that killed Iranian general Qassim Suleimani. According to the survey conducted by the Angus Reid Institute, Canadians are expressing […]
LNG supporters speak up
Indigenous LNG supporters chide human rights advocates A collective of First Nations who support the liquefied natural gas industry in British Columbia say human rights advocates failed to do their research when they called for a pipeline project to be halted. The First Nations LNG Alliance has issued open letters to the B.C. human rights […]
Are people retiring earlier or later? Both
When it comes to retirement, there seems to be no middle ground. Younger generations, studies have shown, are behind in wealth accumulation compared to previous generations and have paltry retirement savings. It’s made some realize they may never be able to afford to retire, experts say. On the other hand, others have saved enough to […]
Here’s some good news for parents struggling to save enough for retirement
Every parent knows that kids cost a lot of money, for everything from food, clothing and shelter to child care, education and health care. They’re right: studies show that a two-parent family with two kids devotes between 31% and 47% of total household spending to its children. And at the same time that parents are […]
2020 is the last year before this Social Security perk starts to drop
Social Security provides an incentive to workers who choose to hold off on taking their retirement benefits. You can claim your Social Security as early as age 62, but if you do, you’ll have to accept smaller monthly checks than you’d get if you waited until your full retirement age. Conversely, if you wait beyond […]
Map: Where $100,000 in retirement savings will last the longest
If you’re behind on saving for retirement, moving to a cheaper state is one way to stretch your nest egg as far as it can go. Your retirement dollars will last the longest in Mississippi, according to a recent study by personal finance site GOBankingRates. There, you can expect to live off $100,000 for 946 […]