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**Sponsored Content** Why sleep is essential to all Canadians

by Michelle Gilfoyle One thing Canadians aren’t getting enough of is sleep. Studies have shown that one in two adults in Canada have trouble either going to sleep or staying asleep. Similarly, one in five...

COLUMN: Big names don’t mean big gains

By Jennifer Rideout, Wealth Advisor, Assante In the world of finance, the media tends to cover the “big names” with awe. They dutifully record the pronouncements of billionaire investors, and scour regulatory filings to see...

COLUMN: Behavioural Biases and Investing

People, by their nature, are biased. Another way of saying this is that everyone tends to preference some things over others, sometimes unfairly. Perhaps you’re biased towards one sports team. Or maybe you’d rather...

COLUMN: MPs News and Views with Darrell Samson

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OP-ED: Sackville Wilderness Park Now

We need nature now more than ever. If there's one lesson to take away from these challenging times of lockdowns and social distancing, it’s the importance of natural spaces for our physical and mental...

COLUMN: Wealth advice from Jennifer Rideout, Assante Capital

Only Take Risks Worth Taking It’s a truism of investing: there’s a trade-off between the risk you take and the reward you might receive. The safer the investment, the lower the probable return, and vice...

Wellness Within: Vegetarians and Protein

This column is sponsored by: By Deborah Peddle-Hann “You’re a vegetarian? How do you get enough Protein?” If you’re a vegetarian or trying to eat more plant-based, you’ve probably heard this. If you aren't, you may...

COLUMN: Wealth advice from Jennifer Rideout, Assante Capital

Being Mindful: Understanding How Our Brains Affect Our Investing Human beings are inherently psychological creatures. We get worked up watching our favourite sports teams and cry during sad movies. And we often fear flying more...

COLUMN: Wealth advice from Jennifer Rideout, Assante Capital

Avoid These Common Investment Errors What do investing and tennis have in common? We could probably come up with a few similarities, but avoiding unforced errors has to be top of the list. In other...

COLUMN: MP’s News & Views with Darrell Samson

Wishing you all a Happy Easter! Spring has sprung, with the promise of new signs of life all around us. As the days get increasingly longer, we will see the grass turning greener, leaves sprouting...
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