Linda Linfoot

Canadian home prices drop for first time in 16 months

Consumers upbeat, but still holding onto wallets

• TSX +102.84 (Reuters) as robust energy prices and strong U.S. economic data overshadowed worries that Ireland's debt crisis could spread to other European economies. New U.S. claims for jobless benefits dropped last week to their lowest level in more than two years, while consumer spending ...

Too many clowns with no financial plan

Garry Marr, Financial Post · Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2010

You have to be a real clown not to have a financial plan and be saving for your retirement. Right?

Not really, you would just be among the approximately 80% of Canadians who don’t have any sort of comprehensive financial plan, according to the Financial Planning Standards Council.

Who are these people ...