As part of its 2008 RRSP campaign, Laurentian Bank is offering its existing and future customers a chance to win $10,000 in RRSP. There are…
Community-based charities are the largest beneficiary of boomer goodwill
Credit Education Week aims to help Canadians learn how to manage their finances more effectively
Tax and financial services educator partners with Standard Life
Market volatility, rising loonie deliver a $56 million loss on investments
Registered retirement savings plan contributions reached a record $32.4 billion in 2006, Statistics Canada reported today. Contributions rose 5.8% from 2005.Just under 6.2 million taxfilers…
Survey examines whether or not parents will leave money to their kids
“Ideal” retirement age a moving target, says DFS
Dalhousie MBA FS tailored to professionals in the financial services industry
Findings suggest women are overly reliant on their partners with respect to financial planning
The Canada Revenue Agency announced today that the maximum pensionable earnings under the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) for 2008 will be $44,900. That’s up from…
Pension Security Trusts would increase funding levels
Rates reduced for employees and employers
Firm aims for 5% annual distributions
Firm launches retirement index, which measures financial preparedness for retirement
CPP provided over $26 billion in benefits to over four million beneficiaries in 2006-07
Majority of pre-retirees feel confident in their ability to retire comfortably
OCC recommends government create a framework for "multi-participant" DB pension plans
2 million boomers plan to buy a home within the next three years
Managing risk should remain a priority
Fidelity launches retirement index
Pension advocacy group will support work of expert panel
Average Canadian only able to answer 3 out of 10 questions correctly
Joint expert panel on pension standards will present recommendations by Sept. 30
Rules are anti-Canadian, Nobrega says