Grant Strachan, CFP, CLU, RRC / IG Wealth Management

How To Turn Your Retirement Into Your Legacy Retirement offers opportunities and adventures if you change your perspective.

‘Clear consensus’ among Bank of Canada policymakers on need for more rate cuts if inflation keeps easing Members of the governing council are becoming less concerned about a rebound in inflation, and more worried about weak economic growth and possibly overshooting the 2-per-cent inflation target on the way down

A pool director at a country club hires teens as lifeguards. She sees parents applying for their kids to make life easier, but it has the opposite effect. Susie Johnson is the pool director at a country club who hires teens as lifeguards. She says she's received job applications written by moms and dads on behalf of their teens. Her most reliable, efficient staff don't have helicopter parents who try to make their lives easier, she says.

The Blood Tests That Can Flag Your Hidden Heart Disease Risk Doctors say these tests can offer a better indication of potential problems than some better-known measures.

Before agreeing to a seasonal layoff, know the risks, experts say Workers in industries that experience typical slow periods during the year might be faced with a seasonal layoff from their employer. But experts say workers should know the risks before signing up to be laid off temporarily.

3 Ways the Intersection of AI and Blockchain Will Change the Future of Your Business These technologies are already powerful on their own, but when used in tandem, they could revolutionize the way the majority of companies are managed.

Students turn to 'mental math' for their finances Almost all students say managing their expenses is important, but only 44% are confident in their financial literacy.

4 Financial Blind Spots That Could Be Preventing You From Making More Money If you're ready to grow but feel stagnated and not sure why, check out these common money secrets where revenue is hiding.

Owning Your Future: How Homeownership Is A Stable Path To Wealth Wealth Advisor Andre Jean-Pierre discusses how home ownership is a sound option in building wealth for families and young professionals.

Key to Happiness or Distrust? The Couples Who Itemize Their Monthly Bills Spouses search for a better way to divide their household expenses.

3 Secrets to Help You Win Gold at Work, According to Greatest-of-All-Time Olympic Athletes You can use some of the same techniques as Simone Biles and Michael Phelps to win your own 'medals' at the office.

Canada Just Cut Interest Rates Again. Some Think the Fed Should Do the Same Canada cut interest rates for the second time this year, as officials said they wanted to get ahead of potential economic weakness.

Grocers are facing government crackdowns, but will it lead to change? Canadian politicians have been trying to tackle grocery prices, which have risen significantly in just a few years amid overall inflation and higher interest rates.

Boomers who want to transfer wealth to their adult kids should make sure their finances can pass a stress test Some baby boomers are gifting wealth early to help their children buy homes and build families. But first, boomers should ensure their own personal financial stability. One way to do that is by stress testing their portfolio.

Retirement is ‘my third act,’ says this former animation executive ‘Work can easily become your default purpose in life, but none of the friends and family we lost over the last few years wished they had spent more time at work,’ says Troy Brooks of Port Moody, B.C.

Why Americans Aren’t Having Babies The costs and rising expectations of parenthood are making young people think hard about having any children at all.

Tech outages are inevitable – have you protected your finances? Three kinds of disasters can shut down our ability to bank and invest using computers and mobile devices. Consider last week’s global tech outage as a warning to start preparing for each of them.

Biden Drops Out Of 2024 Race—Here’s What Happens Next Biden’s decision to leave the race at this stage in the election cycle is unprecedented in modern politics and sets up a mad dash to choose his replacement.

Merit, Excellence and Intelligence: An Anti-DEI Approach Catches On MEI frames diversity as a side effect of good hiring, not the goal. Evidence suggests it isn’t so simple.

Why it is so hard to make an affordable EV in North America Even a used electric vehicle is not cheap in this country, yet China appears to have no problem churning them out.

She Started Sharing Her Kids' Lunches on TikTok in 2020 — And Now Has 5.6 Million Followers. Here's the 'Aha Moment' That Convinced Her to Start. Social media sensation Sulhee Jessica Woo talks about creating content with her children, using TikTok and building a community in the creator economy.

Extreme weather hit profits at over half of Canadian businesses: survey The survey of 350 business owners and executives by KPMG in Canada found 92 per cent fear their company will feel the impacts of extreme weather.

Love at first sight? AI making it even harder to detect romance scams As more people look to find love on dating apps and social media these days, so too are those looking to commit romance scams as artificial intelligence makes it harder to know what’s real and what isn’t.

A Farewell to the Resort That Created the Vegas We Know You don’t have to know the opening date of the Mirage to know that it is ancient in Vegas years. But closure looms for the 3,000-room casino hotel that changed Las Vegas when it opened in 1989. Though just shy of 35 years old, it’s being mourned like a beloved Boomer.

FP Answers: Is there any advantage to opening a RRIF account before age 71? There are many reasons for starting early, including tax management, pension tax credit and more.

It’s Time for AI to Start Making Money for Businesses. Can It? In industries like retail and financial services, CIOs are looking for ways AI can boost not just an organization’s efficiency but also add actual dollars to its top and bottom lines.

How are mortgage rates set? Financial institutions use this benchmark rate to determine their prime rate, and, by extension, the rate you pay for lending products, including variable-rate mortgages.

Pump More Oil or Reduce Emissions? Canada Tries to Do Both and Angers Everyone After he took office in 2015, Trudeau promised to slash emissions and phase out Canada’s giant oil industry. But today Canada remains the only G-7 country with higher emissions than in 1990.

The challenges and opportunities of in-between seasons The transition from one season to the next can be a messy yet fascinating time. As winter gives way to spring, and spring blossoms into summer, we often find ourselves navigating a transitional phase where the previous season hasn't fully faded, and the new one hasn't quite taken hold.

What It Costs to Protect Your Pup With Dog Insurance The average dog insurance plan costs $88.19 monthly.