Financial Wisdom

February 2026

Getting Serious About Savings & Investing

We are now well into 2026 and your New Year’s Resolution about managing your money better may have already been forgotten. As the late Sir John Templeton famously stated, the best time to invest is when you have money!

The challenge for most people - with many people just struggling to make ends meet - is just...

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Get It When You Can

You know, we often hear those sad stories: a family loses everything in a house fire, and they didn’t have fire insurance. It’s easy to think, "That could never happen to me,” but the truth is, disasters don’t pick favorites. Insurance isn’t about expecting the worst – it’s a smart, affordable way to protect yourself from financial ruin when life throws curveballs.

But getting insurance isn’t always guaranteed. Just like you couldn’t buy...

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Government Benefits Can Boost Retirement Income

You might be surprised to learn that every year, thousands of Canadian seniors miss out on government benefits they’re entitled to–sometimes worth thousands of dollars a year.

According to recent reports from Service Canada, more than 100,000 older Canadians still aren’t receiving full benefits from programs like the Canada Pension Plan (CPP), Old Age Security (OAS), and the...

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