Today the Financial Post published a short but concise commentary from Editor-at-Large Diane Francis. I think the commentary is noteworthy because of the ideas she shares, particularly around media bias, which I haven’t seen much about from other news sources recently: Keep Reading
Yesterday Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau shared the federal government’s plans for an overhauled and updated CPP (Canadian Pension Plan). Why’d he do this? Because the government sees that many, many Canadians are not saving enough for retirement and there is concern over 1.1 million Canadians retiring with a significantly lower standard of living compared to when they were working.
Here’s what you need to know, as well as a refresher Q&A in how CPP works: Keep Reading
Today in New York Bloomberg held a Canadian Fixed Income Conference where Stefane Marion, a Montreal-based economist and strategist at National Bank of Canada commented on the future of the Vancouver housing market. According to Marion, “Vancouver’s housing market may enter a correction with price declines of 10 per cent,” going on to call it a “healthy correction.” Keep Reading
