Grandparents, Avoid the Family Finances Squeeze!
ADVERTORIAL – How to help balance your retirement needs with financial support for two generations – your adult children and…
Rights & Money
Charitable Choices
Olev Edur answers your questions about your rights, personal finance, and estate planning I’ve heard of planned giving, but I’m a bit confused about all the different options available nowadays for giving to charity. Can you tell me which…
Churches Don’t Pay Taxes. Should They?
Sam Victor, McGill University and Hillary Kaell, McGill University From his office at St. James the Apostle, a 160-year-old…
Will Problems
I recently visited a law firm to ask for my will, which was created 15 years ago, but was told…
Don’t Miss Out on Money Meant for You
By Olev Edur You may be eligible for one or more of a large number of government grants or…
Flooding: Is It Time to Stop Living in Basements?
By Bernard Deschamps, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) Repeated flooding is neither inevitable nor exceptional. Whether it’s the…
Help Out Now or Later?
Olev Edur answers your questions about your rights, personal finance, and estate planning I want to renew my will,…
Floods: How Nature-Based Solutions Can Promote Effective Flood Management
By Brendon Samuels, Western University This week, large areas of Ontario experienced severe flooding that caused widespread power outages,…
Take Advantage of Lower Interest Rates
By Olev Edur They went up, and then they went up again...and now? Standard investment practice is to create…
About Donations
By Olev Edur My friend suggested that I save my charitable donations for five years and then claim them…
The Good and Bad Sides of Reverse Mortgages
By Olev Edur Whether a reverse mortgage is right for you depends on your situation It’s a question usually…