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Business & Financial Strategies: Creating a Positive Attitude
Would you like to make your retirement lifestyle more rewarding? Richard Atkinson, author of Don't Just Retire - Live It! Love It! continues his series with his approach to retiring with a positive attitude. Explore all the opportunities that life has to offer after work.

Business & Financial Strategies: Don't Just Retire Live It Love It
Looking for a new and refreshing look at retirement? Richard Atkinson, author of Don't Just Retire Live It, Love It! shares his infectious enthusiasm for life after the rat-race. Take a positive step and start your retirement plan today to get involved and get active.

Business & Financial Strategies: Home Buying Step by Step
Are you thinking of buying a home? Focus on the fun of shopping for a new home. Do your homework and take the guesswork out of a real estate purchase. Here are CMHC's ten tips.

Business & Financial Strategies: Prenup Pros - Seven reasons why brides of a certain age should think finances as well as flowers.
Getting married or remarried? Have you discussed a prenup? Temper romance with realism. Read on for reasons why brides of a certain age should be practical as well as passionate.

Business & Financial Strategies: Rate Guarantees can Save Thousands on Your Mortgage
Spring into action and start saving today. Take advantage of all of the mortgage tools available.

Business & Financial Strategies: Support the home team: Invest in your local environment
Know how much of your green is going to support your green causes. Give generously and wisely.

Business & Financial Strategies:Show your Investment Portfolio Some Love this RRSP Season
Make your dreams a reality. Why not get some help establishing key goals and a customized plan?

Business & Financial Strategies: Are Your Investments Safe in the Bank?
Canada's banks are perhaps the safest places to hoard your money - why?

Business & Financial Strategies: Top Tips on Easing Financial Stress this Holiday
With the holidays soon at hand, many people begin to feel the financial stress of the season. Take the pressure off by planning purchases in advance.

Business & Financial Strategies: The Basics of Your Credit Score
Did you know that your beacon score is the single most important factor in determining your borrowing capacity?

Business & Financial Strategies: Make Your Credit Work For You This Summer
Saving, giving, gaining and free stuff all come from Credit Cards. Sounds good and can also be true.

Business & Financial Strategies: Tips for Marketing to New Canadians
Bring every Canadian into your target market. Welcome them into your economic community and you will reap financial rewards.

Business & Financial Strategies: Ground Rules for Money-Making Hobbies
Golden opportunities are available everywhere. A winning combination of both your creative and intellectual hobby pursuits can enhance your money-making potential.

Business & Financial Strategies: Financial Spring Tune-Up
Take it one step further when tidying up from tax time.

Business & Financial Strategies: Locating An Employer That's Ethical
Get some green on the job with an employer that is socially responsible and enjoy a financially healthy work environment.

Business & Financial Strategies: For the Love of Our Planet
Invest in a "green" or "ethical" fund. It's an easy way to make your money work for a healthier environment.

Business & Financial Strategies: Five Fast Ways to Find Lost Money
Make it your resolution to claim all of your lost treasures.

Business & Financial Strategies: Give the Gift of Financial Reading
Give the gift of financial knowledge. Give a gift that's right on the money. Give a gift that will last until next holiday season!

Business & Financial Strategies: You want income -- but fixating on fixed income investments may not be the answer
Whether you are trying to sort out your financial assets before year end or trying to ensure a generous profit from your investments in order to buy that special Holiday gift, make sure that you are on the right track to financial freedom through a balanced portfolio. Being prepared always pays off.

Business & Financial Strategies: Boomers Have Great Expectations
Are your financial dreams for retirement too lofty for the number of years you may live? Make the adjustments now and plan ahead so you will really enjoy the reality.

Business & Financial Strategies: Four Tips to Get the Right Advice When Life Changes
Where do I get advice when there are big changes in my life and financial routine? Life gets more complex as it goes along. Finances may also get more complicated. With all the changes, you may find that at some point you will need new advice or a new financial routine to meet your needs.

Business & Financial Strategies: Thinking of Ethical Investing?
In addition to the profit potential of an investment, you also should be considering the investment's impact on society and the environment. They are called SRI or Socially Responsible Investments.

Business & Financial Strategies: Why pay tax on money you never see?
We all know it is the after-tax money that matters most to us. After all, this is what most Canadians use for their fun and vacation money. Dads, Grads and the many other Canadian taxpayers need to know how to get tax relief and investment security.

Business & Financial Strategies: Giving While Living
A good Way to See Your Legacy in Action

Business & Financial Strategies: Your Essential Tax Credit Check Up – New Credits Now Available
April in Canada means you have until the end of the month to file your income tax return. Here’s the latest news in tax credits – aimed at saving you money.

Business & Financial Strategies: Disability Tax Credit
Are you eligible?

Business & Financial Strategies: Charitable Donations
Get the facts before you give

Business & Financial Strategies: The Not-So-Free 55
Spring cleaning for your financial plan. Take one step at a time and a comfortable retirement should be within reach.

Business & Financial Strategies: The Tax Benefits of Supporting Aging Parents
If this is the year you will be....

Business & Financial Strategies: Did you resolve to have a financially secure life?
Here are tips on how:

Business & Financial Strategies: Favourite Charity
And Save Taxes Too

Business & Financial Strategies: How's Your Retirement Income Plan?
Maybe it is time you have one.

Business & Financial Strategies: The ABC's of Risk Reward
Hitting the big one

Business & Financial Strategies: Boomers in the Classroom - It’s a Booming Trend
Are you planning to revisit the best times of your life...

Business & Financial Strategies: Are You Ready For Retirement?
The thought of retiring brings a smile to most faces...

Business & Financial Strategies: Saving For School
As education costs increase, so do the ways that parents can set aside money...

Business & Financial Strategies: Helping Women Prepare For a Healthy Financial Future
A healthy financial future is certainly to be celebrated...

Business & Financial Strategies: Who? Why? Think about your beneficiaries – it’s financially important
You should have a will, of course...

Business & Financial Strategies: Why You Need A Prenuptial Agreement
Couples planning to wed would be wise to consider setting up a prenuptial agreement...

Business & Financial Strategies: Why You Don't Want a Tax Refund
You'd be better off if you never again got a tax refund...

Business & Financial Strategies: Win your race to financial security by playing RSP catch-up
Check out this proven stategy for long-term RRSP success...

Business & Financial Strategies: Develop a Spending Plan
If the word budget sends you racing from the room, you aren't alone...

Business & Financial Strategies: Act Now, Pay Less Tax Later
Let's get started on the road to reduced taxes right now.

Business & Financial Strategies: Kathy's Tax Tips
Here are a few tax saving ideas that you shouldn't miss out on.

Business & Financial Strategies: Senior Income Sources
Old Age Security (OAS) and Related Programs ...

Business & Financial Strategies: Canada Pension Plan (CPP) Retirement Pension
Who is Eligible and How to Apply ...

Business & Financial Strategies: Your Financial Safety
Even if you have been defrauded, you might not necessarily be aware that you are a victim ...

Business & Financial Strategies: Bank Card Safety
From time to time most people use a bank card ...

Business & Financial Strategies: What Matters Most About Your Financial Well-Being?
At Scotia Private Client Group, we are committed to helping you ...

Business & Financial Strategies: It’s Not What You Put Into Your Mortgage...It’s What You Get Out Of It.
One of the great things about owning a home is the equity you build up over time ...

Business & Financial Strategies: Interested in Becoming an Entrepreneur?
Thinking of starting your own business?

Business & Financial Strategies: Planning Considerations if You Own a Second Property
Many people have acquired a second property to enjoy with their family ...

Business & Financial Strategies: Motoring Down The Road with Taxes on Wheels
Calculating your yearly income tax return isn't something that excites most people ...

Business & Financial Strategies: Your Spending Money
How do you protect yourself or your family while still maintaining financial independence?