COLUMN: Costs matter
By Jennifer Rideout, Wealth Advisor, Assante It’s natural for investors to be focused on costs. Higher costs eat into your returns, leaving you with less money at the end of…
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…
N.S. writes off almost $16m in debt for 2020-2021
FALL RIVER/EAST HANTS: The province is writing off $15.7 million in debts considered uncollectable as of March 31. “Write-offs are a part of doing business for both the private and…
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.…
Province’s growing economy helped ease COVID19 impact on 2019-2020: public accounts report
HALIFAX: The provincial public accounts show the province’s growing economy and strong fiscal foundation helped lessen the financial impact of COVID-19 in the 2019-20 year. Government released the public accounts…