How did you get into investing?After finishing post secondary, I visited my local banker to get some investing advice and was pointed towards one of their mutual funds that was selected based on my risk tolerance at the time. I set up an automatic withdraw plan and watched as my net worth began to slowly grow in size. It was a good feeling! After reading copious amounts of literature on…
Canadian now owe almost two-thirds more in debt than they use, or have available, for available income according to Statistics Canada. For 2012, the rise in debt was higher in every category with mortgage and consumer debt surpassing a combined $1.6 trillion. As Canadians continue to enjoy spending without restraint or apparent interest in saving the debt rose 5.5% higher int he last three months of 2012. Not all is…
Do you know how much money you’re earning for the amount of time you work? Of course you know that your salary is “x” amount of dollars and your typical work week might be 35 to 40 hours. However, there’s a real trade-off in time, energy and money that’s directly associated with your job. Here are six reasons why you’re earning less than you think: 1. Transportation Getting to and…