At the October 2010 Retirement Planning Association of Canada (RPAC) conference I co-chaired in Toronto, the agenda was centered around Reframing Retirement & Longevity Issues in 21st Century Canada. Of course one of the main streams of conversation was financial planning or “financing longevity” as I prefer to call it. Robert Brown, who was Professor
Continuing from last week’s blog posting, we’re celebrating Small Business Week in Canada right now and further to the question, “is there a right time to start a business?” – comes the other question, “is there a right age to start?” You know the answer to both – “of course not.” Picked up a new
Across Canada Oct.16 – 22, a host of events is scheduled to celebrate and inform Small to Medium Business people and to showcase entrepreneurial contributions made to the economy by thousands of Canadians. What shouldn’t go under appreciated, are the modestly growing numbers of “micro-entrepreneurs”, those in later life (55+) who are starting home based,
We seem to be in a tight cramp right now. An aging population that some say are soon to become a financial burden on younger generations, and a mounting high youth unemployment rate, (by varying degrees in many countries); raising the heat on the political agenda for more job creation and pension reform. From the UK