“Stock Market Turmoil: What’s going on?” – “DOW plunges 1175 – Worst Point Decline in History” Lynn MacNeil February 23, 2018 2584 Managing Your Money These were some of the news headline after Monday’s massive stock market drop. Reading news headlines about the markets can be scary, especially if you don’t follow the financial news dai...
Neglect New Year’s Resolutions, but don’t neglect your goals Lynn MacNeil January 21, 2018 6726 Managing Your Money Don’t neglect your goals It seems as though fewer and fewer people are bothering to make New Year’s Resolutions, and with good reason. A commonly cited statistic tells us that less than 8%...
Is the Magic of Toy Stores gone forever? Change and How we Adapt! Lynn MacNeil January 7, 2018 4122 Managing Your Money As the year comes to an end, and we take stock of the year that has passed, we can see that change is happening more rapidly than ever before. Change is constant, whether it be personal,...
Is Bitcoin the newest money making fad or a legitimate investment? Lynn MacNeil November 22, 2017 3141 Managing Your Money Have you heard of Bitcoin? Blockchain? Cryptocurrency? If not, don’t worry, you will! And if you have heard of it, do you have any idea what it is? If not, this article might shed some li...
Wealth & Health – Do even the wealthy worry about money? Lynn MacNeil October 28, 2017 3068 Managing Your Money Wealth & Health In a 2015 survey by the American Psychological Association (APA), money tops the charts as the most significant source of stress, and interestingly, women report higher ...
Still mad as hell for paying for services you’ve already paid linda.hammerschmid October 25, 2017 2876 Ask the Hammer Reading an article on Toronto’s possible tolling of the Don Valley Parkway and the Gardner Expressway got me to thinking, didn’t the users of those 2 main arteries already pay for the pleasu...
Alternative Investing: Private Equity Simplified Lynn MacNeil September 28, 2017 3929 Managing Your Money A few weeks ago I received a text message from a friend (and client) who was in Florida. Our conversation went something like this: Him: Is ‘Chick-Fil-A' listed on the stock market? ...
When someone you care about needs money: Helping may not always be “helping” Lynn MacNeil August 28, 2017 5018 Managing Your Money You worked hard. Planned your retirement perfectly. Saved diligently. Considered the "what ifs", and now you're kicking back enjoying that long deserved retirement, when low and behold, s...
Financial anxiety during retirement: managing the stresses Lynn MacNeil July 26, 2017 2838 Managing Your Money We all have a vision of the ideal "retirement". For some, that even means working for years after retirement is possible. And that's why I use the term "retirement" loosely. Not everyone ...
The importance of unbiased advice: Canada’s need for alternatives to the big banks Lynn MacNeil June 27, 2017 3232 Managing Your Money The importance of unbiased advice: Canada’s need for alternatives to the big banks If you knew your doctor would only prescribe medications from Acme Pharmaceutical Company, would you feel...
