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Does Your Financial Planner Have Your Back?
Apr 1, 2024 by Debbi Tonnies-Violette
When it comes to managing your finances and planning for the future, having a caring and reliable financial planner by...
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Saving for post-secondary – how much do I actually need to save for my kids?
Apr 1, 2024 by Catherine Palmer
As we head into the summer, we know that September will be here before we know it. And with that, many high school...
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Do I really need to start saving for my child’s education this early?
Apr 1, 2024 by PenFinancial Credit Union
What’s the Big Deal?
The news coming out of the USA that up to $10,000 of student debt was being eliminated for most...
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Should I pay off my mortgage or invest more?
Apr 1, 2024 by PenFinancial Credit Union
With the current low mortgage rates, I am finding a lot of my members have the same question: should I try pay down my...
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Why is everything so expensive?
Apr 1, 2024 by Trevor Lagerwerf
Do you remember the good old days: $5 footlongs at Subway, Toonie Tuesdays at KFC or a BigMac extra value meal for less...
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Stop ducking and start 2021 with a plan
Apr 1, 2024 by PenFinancial Credit Union
“An ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure.” So said Benjamin Franklin, who didn’t have to live through...
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What is an RRSP?
Apr 1, 2024 by Trevor Lagerwerf
An RRSP (Registered Retirement Savings Plan) is a type of account you can use to defer income taxes until you retire,...
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Learning and becoming involved: How to be an empowered young investor
Apr 1, 2024 by Trevor Lagerwerf
Ben Franklin said, "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." When I found that quote I...
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Investing 101: Explaining the magic
Apr 1, 2024 by Trevor Lagerwerf
Investing: [verb] confusing process involving magic and midwifery, in which your money is swept away today with the...
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RRSPs vs. TFSAs
Apr 1, 2024 by Trevor Lagerwerf
From our previous blogs What is a TFSA, really? and What is an RRSP? you can learn both offer tax advantages to help...
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What should I do with my investments?
Apr 1, 2024 by Linda Larouche
The global pandemic has changed our lives. As we stay home and adjust our lives to suit our new physical and financial...
