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It’s #FindAnAdvisorFriday! This week we are featuring Certified Financial Planner Ken Doll in #calgary. Find out more about his services in The MoneySense Find a Qualified Advisor Tool (tap below). #itpaystoknow 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eNhjDJmn #planning #investmentplanning #financialgoals #financialplanning #wealthmanagement #retirementplanning

How does your credit card debt stack up against the average Canadian’s? Find out as we dive into how we handle what we owe. Writer: Keph Senett Editor: Lisa Hannam #creditcards #debt #personalfinance #itpaystoknow

Here’s how Canada’s Old Age Security pension works, who’s eligible for OAS, when you can start receiving OAS, and the OAS payment dates in 2025. Writer: Keph Senett Editor: Jaclyn Law #itpaystoknow #OASpaymentdates #OldAgeSecurity

Here’s how Canada’s retirement pension plan works, who’s eligible for CPP, when you can start receiving CPP, and CPP payment dates for 2025. Writer: Keph Senett Editor: Jaclyn Law #itpaystoknow #CPPpaymentdates #CanadianPensionPlan

Many Canadians have questions about how accounts are transferred upon death. Here’s how it works when assets are held jointly with a spouse or with a child. Writer: Jason Heath Editor: Justin Dallaire #itpaystoknow #estateplanning #jointaccount

Is your salary enough to buy a home in these Canadian cities? Here’s how much you needed to earn to qualify for a mortgage in January 2025, compared to December 2024. Writer: Penelop Graham Editor: Lisa Hannam #itpaystoknow #mortgages #Housingaffordability

Plus, Trump wants to make crypto great again, Blackrock iShares launches a bitcoin ETF in Canada, and crypto coins to consider during “alt-season.” Writer: Aditya Nain Editor: Jaclyn Law #itpaystoknow #Crypto #BitcoinETF

Converting between U.S. and Canadian dollars can be costly. This technique can reduce the cost from 2% or more of the transaction to just a few dollars. Writer: Jason Heath Editor: Justin Dallaire #itpaystoknow #foreignexchangecosts #Canadiandollars

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Concerned about the heavy tech weighting in U.S. stock indexes? Explore ETF alternatives for balanced exposure to U.S. equities. Writer: Tony Dong, MSc, CETF® Editor: Lisa Hannam #investing #ETFs #tech #techstocks #equities #indexinvesting #itpaystoknow