Money & Menopause Lynn MacNeil November 28, 2023 1263 Managing Your Money I’m sure with a heading like that, I have just lost many of the potential male readers and maybe gained some new female readers. Either way, I’m sure some will simply be curious to see how ...
Reality Check: Interest Rates and Mortgage Renewals Lynn MacNeil October 8, 2023 1660 Managing Your Money I was at a wedding recently and all the talk at the table was about interest rates and mortgage renewals. It’s scary to think that only about a third of mortgage holders have actually been ...
Covid, Inflation, Interest Rates…What’s happening with Real Estate? Lynn MacNeil September 14, 2023 1562 Managing Your Money Whether you’re a homeowner, a landlord, or a real estate investor, you’ve watched as tides have shifted in real estate. As a “hard asset” often referred to as “bricks and mortar”, real esta...
Identity Theft: Prevention & Preparedness Lynn MacNeil August 12, 2023 1766 Managing Your Money Identity theft and fraud have been steadily on the rise in Canada. I’ve written a previous article on ways to prevent identity theft and protect yourself from cybercrime. However, in ou...
Money Mindset: Abundance & Scarcity Lynn MacNeil July 13, 2023 1630 Managing Your Money We attract and repel things based on our mindset and the attitudes we project out into the world. A complainer will always attract more things to complain about. Someone who practices grati...
Marriage & Money: Creating Financial Harmony Lynn MacNeil June 15, 2023 1286 Managing Your Money Love is in the air! As wedding season heads into full swing, brides and grooms excitedly – and maybe nervously – prepare to tie the knot, committing to spend the rest of their lives tog...
Don’t wait until it’s too late to start tax planning! Lynn MacNeil May 20, 2023 2150 Managing Your Money Four months are already gone…the clock is ticking. This is the time of year when many people are kicking themselves for not having looked at their tax planning early last year. If your acc...
The Newest ‘Tax-Free Saving Account’ – How young adults (and even their parents) can take advantage Lynn MacNeil April 14, 2023 1469 Managing Your Money Many Canadians are anxiously awaiting the availability of the newest ‘Tax-Free Saving Account’, slated to be available in the coming months. The First-Home Savings Account (FHSA) was first ...
Young Adults and Money – are they ready for the real world? Lynn MacNeil March 17, 2023 1676 Managing Your Money According to the stories I hear from some parents, their wallets are thin, and their tastes are expensive. They make up about a third of the population. They’re often referred to as the so...
What to expect for 2023 Lynn MacNeil February 22, 2023 1535 Managing Your Money Good riddance 2022! It may have been a good year in other ways, but from an investment perspective, it was horrible. 2022 was the worst outlier year since 1872 when we look at a combinatio...