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Debt repayment before investment products is the right order

The 2019 Household Balance Sheet Report by Investor Economics found that in 2018 the financial holdings of Canadians–deposits, investment funds and direct holdings of securities–declined for the first time since the 2008 financial crisis. This was the first year in … Continue reading →

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Massive pay and opportunity gap between men and women is bad business

While the whole world is scrambling for ways to stimulate spending and economic growth, one way remains vividly evident and yet widely ignored: equitable income and opportunity sharing between men and women. Men are not inherently smarter, better or more … Continue reading →

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Climate change threatens the economy, financial system and life as we know it

Last week, for the first time ever, the Bank of Canada released a report examining the threat climate change poses to the country’s financial system and economy and concluded that physical risks from disruptive weather events and transition risks from … Continue reading →

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