Small farm, big demand: New Brunswick Wagyu can’t cross borders
Jessica Frenette, owner of Bird’s Hill Farms in New Brunswick, raises full-blood Japanese Wagyu beef that has food lovers across the Maritimes clamouring to buy. But even with eager customers in Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland, she cannot sell her product outside New Brunswick. “We are not able to send them our product […]
Struggling with a single household income of $80K, this stay-at-home mom asks: Should I return to work and pay for daycare, or stay at home?
Families with stay-at-home mothers may find it increasingly difficult to manage month-to-month on one partner’s salary — leading to questions about whether she should get a part-time job, or if returning full time and paying for daycare makes more sense. A 2025 Statistics Canada survey highlights a disproportionate balance between the number of single-income families […]
Trump’s new executive order could dramatically change your retirement account — why you need to be careful now before things spiral out of control
This article adheres to strict editorial standards. Some or all links may be monetized. New rules could expand what Americans hold in their 401(k)s and other tax-advantaged retirement accounts. An executive order signed by President Donald Trump (1) has opened the door for certain “alternative assets” like private credit, private equity and cryptocurrencies to be […]
This shopping habit could cause young people to seek happiness in spending. Here’s how you can teach your child financial literacy
As younger generations become accustomed to complex yet ubiquitous technologies that enable an ease of spending — think TikTok shops, affiliate links embedded in social media posts and the rise of ephemeral micro trends — their relationship with money becomes more abstract. Ultimately, this makes it easier to spend unintentionally to keep apace with the […]
How low will they go? Toronto house prices are falling
The Greater Toronto Area’s real estate market is losing some of its pandemic-era steam, and experts say that could be good news for buyers who have been waiting for prices to cool. Royal LePage now predicts home prices will fall 3% by the end of 2025 compared to last year, signalling that even as interest […]
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said America could dodge a ‘retirement crisis’ by encouraging people to work longer — 1 labor economist says he’s dead wrong
This article adheres to strict editorial standards. Some or all links may be monetized. BlackRock CEO Larry Fink caused quite a stir when he suggested America could dodge its looming “retirement crisis” by encouraging people to continue working past age 65. The billionaire, who chairs the world’s largest asset management firm, kicked off his 2024 […]
Georgia dad who disapproves of son’s choices asks Dave Ramsey if it’s OK to disown him — why Ramsey says cutting him off is the ethical thing to do
Is it fair to cut a child out of your will if you don’t agree with the life decisions they’re making? Michael — a Georgia-based man who has an adult son and daughter — and his wife are grappling with that very question. Michael’s existing will stipulates that both children inherit equal amounts. But now […]
Beware this new ‘high-pressure’ Social Security scam targeting US seniors — here’s what you need to know to protect yourself
We’re always warned to keep our Social Security number secret, but what if you were told it wasn’t? The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) for the Social Security Administration is warning seniors about a new scam that uses fake U.S. Supreme Court letterhead and forged signatures from Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Sonia […]
Americans prefer to buy homes in the summer — but a winter purchase could save you thousands. Here’s the 1 month you should buy to get the best deal
If you’re thinking about buying a new home, there’s a decent chance you’re planning to make the purchase in the summer. After all, summer is the most popular time to buy a home in the U.S. In fact, LendingTree found that Americans buy 1.4 times more homes in the summer than they do in the […]
When grief meets taxes: The $660,000 mistake you don’t want your family to make
Ashley Galea never imagined that losing both parents in the same year would bring not just grief, but also a six-figure tax bill that swallowed nearly all of their retirement savings. “It made me more angry than anything,” Galea told CTV News (1). “We lost both our parents inside 11 months and (the Canada Revenue […]