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When you move — whether upgrading, relocating for work or inheriting a family property — you’re often left with a deceptively complex decision: Should you keep the home and rent it or sell and move on? At its core, the rent-vs-sell decision comes down to a fundamental trade-off. Renting the property offers the potential for…

The average IRA balance varies widely by age and account type, and the numbers come from the IRS Statistics of Income Division, which publishes data on every IRA account reported on US tax returns each year. The most recent complete dataset, released in June, covers tax year 2023. It comes from matched filings of Form…

Mergers and acquisitions of advisory firms continued to reach record levels in the first half of 2026, but sentiment about registered investment advisers’ valuation is mixed. Consulting firm DeVoe & Co.’s latest RIA M&A Deal Book noted that the first half of the year saw a record-setting 167 M&A transactions among RIAs, with a year-over-year increase of 13%. The transaction total seemed to match consulting firm MarshBerry’s second-quarter M&A Trends report that counted a record-setting 187 M&A…

Regional variations paint a mixed picture The financial pressure is not evenly distributed across the country. Saskatchewan and Manitoba show the highest proportion of borrowers expecting payment increases, at 43 per cent, while Alberta sits at the opposite end at 29 per cent. Ontario, Quebec, and Atlantic Canada each come in at 39 per cent,…

The labor market isn’t on the brink of collapse, but it’s not exactly flourishing with possibility either. Hiring has slowed throughout the market, but layoffs are still remaining low. We’re well past the Great Resignation and workers aren’t budging from their jobs. It’s the kind of “low-hire, low-fire” environment that makes it harder to find…

Before I die, I have a whole bucket list I want to get through. One item is experiencing what it’s like to be a startup employee whose company goes public. If you’re considering joining a startup, or already at one waiting for your lockup to expire, this post is for you. I spent 13 years in…