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A while back we posted a blog called Are You a Member of the Club Sandwich Generation? about a relatively new phenomena called the Club Sandwich Generation – people taking care of 3 generations:

As we’ve blogged on several occasions – Why is There So Much Student Debt?, There is No Escape From Student Loans,

Tune into Global Morning! Date: Monday, June 2nd Time: 6:00AM – 9:00AM Where: Channel 3 in most areas of Toronto (check the listings in your area for your Global channel) With Father’s Day just around the corner, Michael Lampel, President of Insurance for Children will be educating fathers on what they can […]

People are confused about life insurance and about the insurance industry in general. There are too many products, and the products are complicated. As a result fewer Canadians are buying life insurance in spite of the fact that there is a definite need. Those in the insurance industry recognize the problem and […]

HSBC recently sponsored a global survey – The Value of Education: Springboard for Success. Parents were asked what their priorities were in allocating money to help their child financially in life.

“At the end of the day, the most overwhelming key to a child’s success is the positive involvement of parents.” Jane D. Hull Parents have dreams and hopes for their children – a better life, good education, great job, wonderful family of their own. As time goes by the cost of living, […]

What’s keeping you up at night? If you’re like most Moms, it’s retirement and paying for your children’s education. A recent poll by Nesbitt Burns found that:

A lot has been written lately about university graduates not being able to get jobs in their field and struggling with minimum wage jobs, or no jobs at all. Many people have been left scratching their heads, wondering if it’s really worth spending time and money pursuing a post secondary education.

The average price of a latte is $4.00. Two lattes a day =$8.00. One year of lattes can cost you $2,920.00. For less than the price of 2 lattes a day you can have a $76,000 education fund for your child!

It may not make sense to you, but this is the plan put forth by the Ontario government in Thursday’s budget. At the present time 66% of Ontarians do not have jobs with pension plans. These Ontarians who lack company pension plans will have to start paying up to 1.9% of their […]