Many parents have a common question when it comes to saving for the future: Is it better to save for retirement or college? The answer will be different for everyone because individual situations are unique—although from a financial planning perspective, there tends to be a clear answer. This is where a trusted financial advisor can...
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6 Ways to Safeguard Your Children’s Financial Future in 2024
Once your child grows up, they take on the responsibility of providing for themselves and saving for their goals. However, you don’t have to let them go it alone. You can help your child start adulthood on the right foot and secure their financial future by following some key steps. Below, we’ll discuss six ways...
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VinFast Joins Others in Offering Long Warranties—But Raises the Bar Higher
VinFast is reshaping the EV landscape with its extended warranties and comprehensive after-sales support. By offering industry-leading coverage and innovative services, VinFast is building trust and driving EV adoption. Just a few years ago, car warranties typically adhered to a modest standard of three years or 36,000 miles. As the global automotive industry undergoes transformative...
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Before exiting, Biden heads to Africa to highlight his own counter to China. Will Trump take it up?
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — President Joe Biden is finally making his long-promised visit to Africa to showcase a U.S.-backed railway project in three countries that he has pushed as a new approach in countering some of China’s global influence. Biden’s first visit to the continent as president — which he left to the...
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Can AI chatbots make your holiday shopping easier?
Tired of thinking about what gifts to get everyone this year? Artificial intelligence chatbots might help, but don’t expect them to do all the work or always give you the right answers. Anyone scouring the internet for Cyber Monday deals is likely going to encounter more conversational iterations of the chatbots that some retailers and...
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Negotiations between Canada Post, union still on hold
Canada Post says it’s waiting for a response from the union representing some 55,000 striking workers after it offered a new framework for negotiations over the weekend. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers has said its negotiators are reviewing the proposal. Canada Post on Sunday said it hoped the document would reignite discussions with the union in the dispute...
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Delivery scams on the rise amid Canada Post strike, holiday shopping season
MONTREAL — Canadians are facing a fresh wave of scams as fraudsters seize on the Canada Post strike to try to trick victims out of their cash. Equifax Canada information security head Octavia Howell says the last few weeks have seen a big rise in the number of scam attempts, which range from phishing emails...
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Bombardier and Honeywell settle lawsuit over engine prices
MONTREAL — Bombardier Inc. says it has reached an agreement with Honeywell International Inc. to settle a lawsuit relating to the cost of the jet engines it makes for the Montreal-based plane maker. Bombardier first sued Honeywell in 2016, arguing that it was going against a contractual obligation to reduce the cost of the engines...
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‘Moana 2’ sails to a record $221 million opening as Hollywood celebrates a moviegoing feast
NEW YORK (AP) — Christmas came early at the box office this year. “Moana 2” brought in a tidal wave of moviegoers over the Thanksgiving Day weekend, setting records with $221 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. That, combined with “Wicked” and “Gladiator II,” made for an unprecedented weekend in cinemas and...
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Poilievre calls for asylum seeker cap, border plan as U.S. tariff threat looms
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has demanded the federal government present a plan before Parliament to beef up border security as U.S. president-elect Donald Trump threatens to impose stiff tariffs on Canada. Poilievre says the plan should include measures to increase patrols and technology to crack down on illegal drug trafficking, as well as tightening visa...