Certified Financial Planners in Japan According to the Professional Planner, an Australian publication, as of the end of 2022, Japan had the world’s third-largest group of CFP professionals at 25,098, behind the United States (95,137) and the People’s Republic of China (30,182), and just ahead of...
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Banking You may be aware that some political parties and union advocates have argued that, to develop Canada Post’s viability, financial services should be offered at post office branches. I am not sure how common that is in other countries, but Japan’s post offices have long...
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Meet Mike and Jenn, a married couple residing in London, Ontario. At 41 years of age, they've been married for 12 years, sharing the ups and downs of life as a loving family. With two children, 10-year-old Liam and 8-year-old Emma, their journey through life...
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I will never be able to buy a home So goes the lament of many young Canadians. When we my wife and I bought our first home in Chilliwack, BC, in 1996, we paid less than $140,000. Homes in the same neighbourhood are now going for...
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An Honour? Many people may regard being named an executor as an honour. There is a sense that your appointment in the will means that you are trustworthy and competent to complete the task. However, while someone named to the role of executor should indeed be trustworthy...
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A Recap Almost four years ago, I left a career in the investment industry that began in 2005, working for the online brokerage of one of the big banks. For the first several years, I was licensed to serve U.S. investors, or more commonly, active traders...
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Emily Emily sat at her kitchen table, staring at the third credit card bill. It was maxed out, just like the other two. Overwhelmed and angry at herself, panic started to creep in. How did she end up in this situation? She used to pay off...
Read MoreIs it fair to say that most people don’t like to talk about insurance? Life insurance is a euphemistic way of referring to death insurance, that is, insurance that is purchased to protect against the premature death of the person insured. Disability insurance is purchased...
Read MoreAmong the biggest items of financial news this month, March 2023, has been the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) followed by Signature Bank. This has Canadians wondering about the security of their deposits at our banks. Deposits at banks that are members of the...
Read More“Industry organizations are calling on the federal government to raise the age at which RRSPs must be converted to RRIFs and to reduce the annual RRIF minimum withdrawal rates.” “Industry groups call for changes to RRIF rules,” by Rudy Mezzetta, Advisor’s Edge, March 13, 2023 What is...
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