By Helen Burnett-Nichols Expecting your first baby? By all means get the nursery ready — but make sure you put your financial house in order, too. Preparing for a baby is a time full of celebration, showers and shopping, but…
By Melissa Cassar, VISA Canada If you’ve got teenagers heading off to University or College in the Fall, I hope you’ve done a good job educating them about the importance of personal financial responsibility and how to build a strong…
To date, the benefit has rolled out in 22 countries, including in the United States last week. The company will extend the benefit to the remaining countries where it operates, including Canada, over the coming months. The family caregiver leave…
The decision of 72-year-old railway executive Hunter Harrison to pursue a challenging new gig instead of retirement is emblematic of the changing shape of the workforce For all Hunter Harrison’s unquestionable talents, he is really bad at one thing: not…
Have you found yourself wondering if you really need that life insurance policy you pay for every month? You are not alone. As time goes on we often forget the reasons behind purchasing the amount and type of coverage we…
by Caroline Hanna You’re never too young to make smart financial decisions. Whether you entered your 20s with a solid savings portfolio funded by your parents, saved up some of your own money, or spent it all on education, here are…
by Kim Siddall Increasing longevity, better health and the elimination of mandatory retirement means many Canadians are delaying their retirement past age 65, presenting employers with both advantages and challenges for managing benefits for this unexpected segment of their workforce….
If you have a son or daughter, perhaps a niece or nephew heading off to university this month, here’s a great article to share with them from Practical Money Skills. Making the transition from living at home where someone else…
Understanding financial issues is challenging enough for adults, so it’s no wonder many parents struggle when it comes to teaching them to kids. According to a Harris/Decima Youth Financial Literacy Study for the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, 84% of Canadians believe…
By Carla Hindman, Director of Financial Education, Visa Canada Millennials, also known as Generation Y, refers to people born between the years of 1980 and the early 2000s. Known as the “me, me, me” generation, millennials are the first group…