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What a Liberal Government Means for Canadian Personal Finances

What a Liberal Government Means for Canadian Investors ? Last week the charismatic Justin Trudeau lead the Liberals to win the 2015 federal election. I’m sure his good looks has nothing to do his popularity and success. 😛 Justin pledged to make meaningful policy changes to the country that could benefit millions. But will his commitments help you? The… Read More »

Happy Employees Lead to Profitable Businesses

When choosing a potential investment to put our money in it’s important to look at all the usual financial metrics like profitability, management, history, and forecasts. But a less conventional measurement to consider and is usually harder to quantify, is employee sentiment. 😀 The world’s largest asset manager, BlackRock, which has more than $4.65 trillion of investments under… Read More »

Don’t be Fooled by Labor Market Data

The Labor Market In September 248,000 new jobs were created in the U.S. 🙂 The national unemployment rate dropped from 6.1% to 5.9%, the lowest since 2008. This must mean we’re almost back at pre-recession, full employment right? Well if you ask people on the streets how they feel about the strong labor market recovery, many of them will not know… Read More »

Kids These Days

Talking heads often say that young adults are struggling more than older generations in this economy. But a recent BMO report suggests that millennials are doing just fine compared to what their parents went through at their age. The study compares the financial situations of young adults today (age 25 – 34) to that of young adults from 3 decades ago.… Read More »