Financial Fitness: In a volatile market, remain calm
In recent months, stocks have fallen sharply from their record highs, with one-day drops that can rightfully be called “dizzying.” As an investor, what are you to make of this volatility?
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Financial Fitness: Don’t get trampled by the herd
Every year in early July, thousands of people “run with the bulls” in Pamplona, Spain. While the event is exciting, it is also hazardous, and many runners have been badly injured over the years. As an investor, running with the herd may be just as dangerous for you— if you’re […]
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Financial Fitness: There are no secrets to success
Many people look for the secrets to investment success. Is it timing the market just right? Is it finding those hot stocks or getting in on the ground floor of the next big thing? These types of moves have little relevance to the vast majority of investors — even the […]
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Financial Fitness: Three ways to use life insurance for charitable giving
Using life insurance for charitable giving can be an effective strategy to help you support registered charities of your choice.
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Financial Fitness: Strategize for comfort
To retire comfortably, you need to save and invest regularly using an effective savings and investment strategy.
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Financial Fitness: RRSP or TFSA: Which is the best option?
If you have some extra cash available, let’s summarize the pros and cons of each option.
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Financial Fitness: What’s cash good for, anyway?
As an investor, you may find that the elements of your portfolio that seem to draw most of your attention are stocks and bonds.
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Financial Fitness: Making good investment moves can be tricky
If you want to send your children or grandchildren to post-secondary school, retire comfortably and achieve other important life goals, you typically have to invest — it’s that simple.
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Financial Fitness: Your legacy is in your hands
Unless you keep close track of obscure holidays and observances, you might not have known that August was “What Will Be Your Legacy?” Month. Still, you might want to use September to act on one of your most important financial goals: leaving a meaningful legacy. A legacy isn’t simply a […]
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Financial Fitness: Vacation planning a ticket to better investments
You may be looking forward to “getting away from it all” this summer, but as you know, vacations actually require a fair amount of planning. Some of the efforts required for successful vacations can teach us valuable lessons in other areas of life — such as investing. Secure your home […]
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