Living Longer, Living Better Obituaries and biographies are a longer read today than ever before. Advances in medicine, health, and nutrition have allowed people to live active lives well into their 80s and 90s. Indeed, it is possible to become the living ancestor of four –...
We all love to tell stories. Stories help us make sense of the world and our place in it. We tell stories of how our parents met and started their life together. We tell stories of how we chose our course of study or started our...
When it comes to finances, more than half of Canadian women are paying the bills and taking care of general household budgets. Yet fewer than half of them are participating in investment decisions or creating long-term savings goals.[1] There are a number of reasons for this,...
According to the last census data, roughly 1 in 8 Canadian families with children live in blended families.[1] Blended families vary somewhat, but generally they include children who are the biological children of only one of the parents in the family as well as children...
In about a third of Canadian households, women and men are earning roughly the same amount. And in 17% of families, women are actually earning more than their husbands.[1] With women contributing a greater percentage to the family’s overall income, it’s important for married women to...