While admirable, pausing a career to raise a child comes with cascading effects, some of which can last throughout your lifetime. The Child Rearing Provision helps you avoid consequences to your CPP payout.

Registered Education Savings Plans, otherwise known as RESPs, allow you to start saving for your child’s future aspirations early. In this blog, we'll cover RESPs in detail and how you can make the most of them.

As a parent, a common request from your grown children (other than babysitting the grandkids) is for your signature on a new loan. However, before putting pen to paper, it’s essential to consider the consequences of this action. Because, despite how straightforward it seems, co-signing on a loan can come with outsized consequences – on both your pocket book and your relationships.

Everyone loves the sound of tax-free. So, the name Tax Free Savings Account (TFSA) causes ears to perk up around Canada. To help you make the most of your tax-free opportunities, we’ll cover TFSAs in detail with their benefits and drawbacks.

Walking down the street today, help wanted signs seem to be everywhere. Of course, if you own your own business, or work in a small business, you know what it’s like to have that sign hang in your window for one, two, even three months or more. While many blame the Canadian Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) for the shortage, a September 2021 study by the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) suggests otherwise.

While creating your own business from scratch seems to have caught our collective interest, it’s not the only way to be your own boss. Depending on your skill set, time of life, and financial situation, buying a business may be a better option for you. Or, the opposite might be true.