Count Me In

June 30th, 2015 → 9:18 pm @ // No Comments

Canada recently announced a set of new financial literacy initiatives to encourage, educate, and empower Canadians to take better control of their finances. The program called Count Me In Canada enlists the buy in of more than 50 Canadian non-profits, organizations, and groups who focus on improving financial literacy of Canadians. And it’s needed. Recent more »

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Pay Attention

June 12th, 2015 → 9:22 pm @ // No Comments

A recent article in the Financial Post stated some important reasons why the world should be paying closer attention to Canada as a world player in the financial markets and global economy. And we couldn’t agree more—with most of them. First and foremost, Canada is an extremely diverse and multicultural country—a vast array of cultures, more »

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Beware of Relying on CPP

May 19th, 2015 → 8:51 pm @ // No Comments

Are you down with CPP? (Yeah you know me.) Okay, so retrofitting the lyrics of a Naughty by Nature song might not exactly work when talking about Canada Pension Plans, but go with us for a minute. The Canadian government offers CPP as a retirement planning tool for working Canadians. According to its website, “Almost more »

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Coming to Terms with Saving and Investing

May 12th, 2015 → 6:37 pm @ // No Comments

In a recent newsletter from the corporate Bank on Yourself team, they quizzed individuals about their opinions on the definitions of these two terms: saving and investing. Here’s how the Canadian Oxford Dictionary defines each of them: Saving: An economy of or reduction in money, time, or another resource. Investing: Put (money) into financial schemes, shares, property, or a commercial venture with the expectation of achieving a profit. more »

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The Truth About Taxes and Bank on Yourself

March 31st, 2015 → 9:34 pm @ // No Comments

Death and taxes—as the saying goes you can bank on those, right? Yes. And NO. While it may only be February, tax season is already top of mind for most of us. And as mindful as we should be about the money we make, give, and spend, we should be just as in tune with more »

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Don’t Do Debt

March 25th, 2015 → 2:06 pm @ // No Comments

It may be the exact opposite philosophy that banking institutions, credit card companies, and the retail world of consumerism is barraging you with day in and day out, but we at MacDevFinancial have never been ones to go with the grain. Debt is at an all-time high in Canada as we have mentioned in a more »

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Financial Advisor Stephen Devlin Publishes New Blog Discussing the Effect of All-Time Low Interest Rates

March 21st, 2015 → 6:14 pm @ // No Comments

Bank on Yourself™ Authorized Advisor and Infinite Banking Concept Authorized Practitioner, Stephen Devlin, Co-founder and President of MacDev Financial Group Corp publishes article discussing recent reports of Canada’s all-time low interest rates and what they mean for consumers Vancouver, British Columbia – March 19, 2015 – Bank on Yourself™ Authorized Advisor and Infinite Banking Concept Authorized Practitioner, more »

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False Sense of Security

March 19th, 2015 → 2:05 pm @ // No Comments

A recent report from The Bank of Montreol’s CEO was discussed and analyzed by Patrick Blais of Manulife Asset Management on Bnn.ca stating that the “depressed first-quarter results reflect the ‘impact of an unsettled environment’ marked by low oil prices, the low loonie, and low interest rate headwinds, all of which threaten to reshape the more »

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Bank on Yourself During Retirement

March 13th, 2015 → 9:00 am @ // No Comments

If you have heard anything about retirement this past year it is most likely related to what many are calling the Retirement Crisis. And we don’t disagree. According to a survey by Bankrate.com conducted in August, more than one-third of Americans have not saved enough money for retirement with individuals between the ages of 50 more »

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Score!

March 12th, 2015 → 7:15 pm @ // No Comments

A recent study conducted by Fitch Ratings, a global leader in credit ratings and research, hit the Canadian stands this week outlining a complete review of Canada’s top seven financial institutions. And they all received stellar scores. According to a press release on MarketWatch.com, the seven banks that Fitch Ratings reviewed were: Bank of Montreal more »

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