A vote of confidence. That’s what people are calling yesterday’s move on interest rates by the U.S. Federal Reserve. The quarter-point uptick is the first hike since the start of the financial crisis. But is it confidence, or simply a response to longstanding concerns that leaving rates at a mere 25 basis points above the zero […]
When this magazine was founded in 1977, the prime minister was named Trudeau. We’ve come full circle. Like his father, Justin Trudeau appears poised to chart a values-based course for Canada. And his party’s strong performance in Quebec ridings gives him leverage to promote federalism and progress toward a Canada that embraces inclusion. Economically, though, […]
With provinces warming to the idea of enhancement to Canada Pension Plan (CPP) benefits, it looks as if legislators will soon be able to get to work on the details. ”The careers are getting shorter, and the retirements are getting longer,” Laurier Guimond, senior program officer, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, told the CIFPS […]
It must be RRSP season. Three major banks released surveys today that offer glimpses into Canadians’ views on retirement and insights into the asset accumulation formulas needed to get them to their golden years. What recession? Volatility or not, I’m retiring on time. That was the prevailing attitude uncovered by a Scotiabank study that found […]