by Karen Wotherspoon | Oct 17, 2017 | Announcements, Blog, Economy, Finance, Mortgage
If you’ve tuned into the news today, you’ve probably heard that there are new mortgage rules coming into effect on January 1st. 2018. Over the next week you’ll most likely hear a lot of commentary on whether these rules are good, bad, necessary, or...
by Karen Wotherspoon | Jun 13, 2017 | Blog, Finance, Mortgage
If you are looking to purchase a property in the next while, you probably already know that you need at least 5% of the purchase price as a downpayment. Saving a bigger downpayment, let’s say 10%, certainly increases your chances of securing financing. While...
by Karen Wotherspoon | Jun 6, 2017 | Blog, Finance
This article was written by Sandi Martin of Spring Personal Finance and was originally published here on Spring The Blog on Oct. 27th 2015. Does This Sound Familiar? You’ve read a book or a blog series or watched a show about budgeting and getting your money under...
by Karen Wotherspoon | Mar 7, 2017 | Blog, Finance, Guest Post
Starting to save early for retirement is extremely beneficial in the long run, especially if you have the dream of retiring with $1 million as so many Canadians do. It’s not an easy feat, but for most Canadians, retiring with $1 million is a realistic goal. You most...
by Karen Wotherspoon | Feb 7, 2017 | Blog, Finance
This article was written by Randy Cass of Nest Wealth and was originally published on January 15th, 2016. Your 40s and 50s bring a new, different kind of financial challenge. In your 20s and 30s, you probably struggled with the question of how to make enough money....
by Karen Wotherspoon | Jan 3, 2017 | Blog, Finance, Video
Here is a video published by Canadian finance expert Preet Banerjee that discusses the impact simply increasing your annual contributions by 5% per year can have to your savings. Transcript How small increases to your savings can make a big difference to your...
