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If you're rejoining the workforce after retiring, here's how to handle your Medicare coverage

It might make sense to drop your Medicare coverage and pick it up again later, depending on the options at your new job.

3 years ago

Emergencies Act Post-Mortem: Crypto execs in Ottawa discuss Digital Assets

FP via Community Press | Stephanie Hughes | Mar 15, 2022 Canadian cryptocurrency executives said they froze only a small number of accounts as a result of the Emergencies Act and that the crypto industry’s transparency should encourage the government to engage more deeply with the sector during testimony before the House finance committee on


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3 years ago

Skyrocketing inflation is taking an ever-bigger bite out of your paycheck

Wages are rising, yet the prices consumers must pay for goods and services are rising even faster.

3 years ago

How Canada’s economy is being impacted by the war in Ukraine

BDC | March 17, 2022 After two years of pandemic, now, a new source of uncertainty is hitting the economy—the invasion of Ukraine by Russia.  While Canada's trade relationship with Ukraine and Russia is limited, a careful analysis of the situation suggests there will be both negative and positive impacts for Canadian businesses and the


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3 years ago

Here’s why you should start paying off debt now — and how to get started

The danger comes from interest rate hikes occurring several more times over the next few months and potentially in bigger chunks.

3 years ago

Why Blockchain analytics are catching Washington’s attention

Protocol | Benjamin Pimentel | Mar 16, 2022 In warning against the use of crypto by Russian oligarchs to evade war sanctions, Senate Democrats led by Elizabeth Warren cited data tools familiar to Wall Street and Silicon Valley but still obscure in Washington circles. The senators, in a letter to the Treasury Department, pointed to


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3 years ago

Washington lawmakers are considering a gas tax holiday. Don't expect that to make a big dent in what you’re paying at the pump

Record high gas prices are stretching consumers. Yet experts say temporarily doing away with the federal gas tax won't do much.

3 years ago

How the Federal Reserve's rate hike impacts student loan borrowers

The Fed's recent interest rate hike will likely cause private student loans to get pricier, and for some, now is a good time to think about refinancing.

3 years ago

Alberta, The untold history of innovation from Canada’s badlands – Part 1

Tristram Waye | Words Unfold and NCFA ambassador | March 16, 2022 Part 1 of a 4 part series... Imagine a postcard, a tiny piece of coal, a mesmerizing drive, and a vast natural playground. Then a trading floor, a tower, a fossil, and a crown jewel in the mountains. These are a few of


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3 years ago

Hedge funds are doubling down on commodities bets with some notching big gains

Hedge funds have ramped up their commodity bets as prices surged during geopolitical turmoil, and managers with big exposure are reaping sizable profits.

3 years ago

Companies are raising consumer prices but you have to be a sleuth to detect it

Some manufacturers are cutting the contents of packages. So-called shrinkflation is a way to increase consumer costs without adjusting the sticker price.

3 years ago

Gramercy Funds CIO on emerging markets investing amid the Russia war, including Ukrainian bonds

Robert Koenigsberger, CIO of Gramercy Funds, discussed his investment in Ukrainian bonds.

3 years ago

Americans are pausing investments because of the Russia-Ukraine war. Here's what it could cost them

The ongoing Russia-Ukraine war is hurting Americans' financial outlook, causing many to pause investing, according to a survey. Here's why that's a problem.

3 years ago

Two years ago stocks dropped 12% in a single day. Here are lessons investors learned that can still apply

The initial onset of Covid-19 sent shocks through U.S. markets in 2020. Here's what investors can still take from that experience today.

3 years ago

There's still time to contribute to an IRA or an HSA for 2021. Why it makes sense to do so now

The deadline for 2021 contributions to individual retirement accounts and health savings accounts is April 18, 2022 — tax day.

3 years ago