Use Technology to Help you With Your New Year’s Resolution
Using technology can be useful in achieving your New Year’s resolution, writes Peter Watson. This year’s New Year’s resolution comes with a suggestion that you increase your chances of success by using technology A starting point is to decide what life objective do you want to build towards. Do you have a dream wish? Examples […]
Be Proud of Your Financial Accomplishments
Be proud for all you have achieved this year, writes Peter Watson. The holiday season is a perfect time to be proud of all you have achieved during the year. Take satisfaction of your most significant life goals that you are working towards. Yes, most work hard at a job, cope with the high cost […]
Many Older People Need Better Financial Advice
Many older Canadians are not getting the proper financial advice, writes Peter Watson. The quality of the financial advice you get from your advisor is both understandable and concerning. Younger investors aged 18 to 34 are not happy with their financial advisor, according to a Vanguard study. Only just over one in three felt they […]
Investment Regulation Can be a Negative for Investors
In our modern-day world regulation and compliance issues seem to be everywhere. My observation of regulation is it continues to get more complex and more time-consuming. That is certainly true in the investment business. On a positive note, I agree there should be a high standard of conduct for people providing financial planning and investment […]
Better financial management is needed in Ontario
There is a level of hypocrisy on how our Ontario government implements financial management, writes Peter Watson. On a positive note, starting next year Ontario students must achieve 70 per cent on a financial literacy test as a requirement to graduate from high school. Education Minister Stephen Lecce said one of the skills taught will […]
Government Debt is a Risk for Canadians
Government debt is a financial risk that affects us all, writes Peter Watson. Will the mountain of federal and provincial debt cause Canada to go into a financial tailspin? Let’s consider the facts. The recent federal budget projected a deficit of $40 billion. This will add to our debt which is already over $1 trillion. […]
Government Actions Will Improve Our Personal Finances
Government incentives to Honda are a win for Ontarians, writes Peter Watson. Significant financial incentives have been given to Honda to ensure electric cars and batteries are built in Ontario. Electric cars are the future. There will be direct and indirect financial benefits ranging from jobs created and eventually taxes collected because of this new […]
April Showers Bring May Flowers
A comparison between how flowers grow and investing, writes Peter Watson. Today we are going to look at investing through the eyes of Mother Nature. Humans often rate the weather as good or bad. Sun is good. Rain is bad. The same rating system can be applied to investing. Stock market increases are good but […]
Disappointing Federal Budget
The federal budget was disappointing, writes Peter Watson. This federal budget was a missed opportunity. But first we will start with a positive. The budget contained many strategies designed to build more housing units. These ideas were publicized in previous weeks. Affordable housing is an issue for Canadians and a political requirement if the Liberal […]
2024 Stock Market Could be Volatile
US political uncertainty plus two wars could result in a volatile stock market this year, writes Peter Watson. There are many reasons why 2024 could have a very volatile stock market. Stock market volatility can be caused because investors are nervous. And there are several things this year that can make us nervous. The wildcard […]
