The rise and fall of a cryptocurrency exchange: FTX

The world of cryptocurrency surged into the mainstream conversation and internet activity during the pandemic, with so many folks sitting at home with time on their hands and wanting to explore alternative ways to make money. We saw surges in self-directed stock...
Your Money & Mental Health

Your Money & Mental Health

October 10th marks World Mental Health Day, with the theme “Make mental health & well-being for all a global priority”. Making mental health a priority has to start with identifying key factors that affect an individual’s mental health. Studies...
Booming in Retirement

Booming in Retirement

The Baby Boomer generation is that post-World War II baby boom that came, and are now aged 58 to 76. This means they’re spanning pre-retirement and retirement, and that tends to be their financial focus. This generation has amassed wealth in real estate,...
GenX: Now’s the Time

GenX: Now’s the Time

Welcome back to my Milestone Money series! We’re talking about Generation X, those born as early as 1965 and as late as 1980. This is a middle point of life where you’re in your 40s or 50s, may have dependent children still, but are growing ever nearer to...
Thrive as a Millennial

Thrive as a Millennial

My Milestone Money series continues with those aged 26 to 41, or the generation labeled “Millennials”. This generation gets a bit of a bad rap because they’ve come of age surrounded by new and swiftly advancing technology, and in the age of...
5 Financial Focuses for Young Adults

5 Financial Focuses for Young Adults

Welcome to my Milestone Money series. All the month of April I’ll be talking about the financial concerns of each generation, starting with young adults, all the way through Baby Boomers. Read, share, and consider your financial future. You’re young and...
My top 5 tips to tackle rising costs

My top 5 tips to tackle rising costs

While the world may be feeling a bit easier as we see the easing of pandemic restrictions, we’re not out of the woods yet. We’re still seeing a struggle on supply and labour shortages, not to mention now the booming cost of oil adding to those transport...
A mind-blowing look at RRSP vs TFSA

A mind-blowing look at RRSP vs TFSA

No pressure here, but this article will attempt a few things: share some truths about long-term savings and investments dispel some myths around RRSP and TFSA accounts show you one simple strategy to get the most of both worlds, which will blow your mind Here we go!...