Retirement Preparedness – The Canadian Edition
No matter where you live, I believe there are a few universal keys to achieving retirement security: having a plan, saving early and often and living within your means are […]
“If you fail to plan…”
Benjamin Franklin is often credited with one of my favorite (and most appropriate, considering) adages, “If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail.” As the year is still […]
Save Early, Save Often
Last week the Consumer Federation of America and the American Savings Education Council sponsored America Saves Week in an effort to raise awareness and get more Americans to do whatever […]
Five Ways to Make that Budget Goal a Reality This Year
Regardless of the date, it’s always a good time to look back on financial goals. Whether the snow is melting, the leaves are changing, or even if it’s January 7th, […]
What the Fed Rate Hike Means for your Budget
Yesterday’s not-so-unexpected news of the Federal Reserve raising its benchmark interest rate to 0.25% ended the Zero Interest Rate Policy (ZIRP) it instituted nearly a decade ago. No can kicking […]