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At a recent finance industry press conference, one of the guest speakers remarked that one thing universally true of money is that it’s very hard to have too much of it. And he was right. Making big returns takes a lot of work. Making ...

Back in my early 20s, I lived with a couple of friends in a basement apartment. None of us were making much money at the time, but we made enough to keep a roof over our head, food in our bellies and beer in our hands. One of these guys, however, ...

Whilst perusing the aisles at Staples recently, I observed a most curious sight: a child excitedly shopping for back-to-school supplies with her mother.  I don’t ever recall being excited about shopping for items that are emblematic of ...

It’s not often that Atlantic Canadians should be happy about a cold front moving into the region in early July, but they definitely should this week. ...

I’m never going to win the lottery and, unless my parents have managed to conceal the fact we were incredibly wealthy but incredibly frugal, I’m not going to inherit a vast family fortune either. Chances are neither will ...

This year, I’ve received one T4 tax form from my employer, another from our corporate benefits provider, and one from my bank. As such, my tax situation isn’t very complex. Yet, because I don’t have an intimate knowledge of ...

When planning a wedding, it’s easy to get caught up in the minor details of your big day, like figuring out what font style to use on your place cards or who’ll toast the bridal party.  And there’s nothing wrong with that, ...

Jennifer Tipple didn’t always possess the confidence and attitude to deal with unwanted and inappropriate words or actions from male colleagues. That, she says, was hard won. In her early 20s, on her first of two consecutive work terms in ...

Parents are forced to have a lot of uncomfortable conversations with their kids as they progress through life. Among those difficult to broach topics is death, its inevitability and its often-unexpected arrival. Once a child reaches ...

There’s a lot of excitement that comes with buying your first home. There can also be a lot of stress, most of which stems from dealing with banks or other lenders as your try to nail down a mortgage. As of Jan. 1, that process just became a ...