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Land & Buildings this week sent a letter to Apartment Investment & Management Co. over its spin-off plan.

With the fate of the fall semester still uncertain, families are more aware of college refund policies than ever before. Here's how to get yours before it's too late.

Even though Congress hasn't been able to reach a deal on another stimulus package, the bills are still due. Here's how to manage.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order in August that will let certain workers put off paying taxes toward Social Security that come out of their paychecks through the end of the year. Some lawmakers and advocates see it as an attack on the program.

The coronavirus pandemic has put a dent in many families' finances. Since college aid for the 2021-22 school year is based on 2019 taxes, the packages may not reflect the new reality.

While the president said on Thursday that 33 million Medicare beneficiaries will each receive a $200 card to help pay for prescription drugs, details are slim.

Bloomberg | Lulu Yilun Chen | Sep 23, 2020 Jack Ma’s Ant Group Co. is seeking to raise $17.5 billion in its Hong Kong share sale and won’t seek to lock in cornerstone investors, confident there will be plenty of demand for one of the largest equity deals in the financial hub, according to people

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Heading south for retirement may be your best bet, according to this report.

The Supreme Court is expected to hear oral arguments in November in a case against the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. The decade-old law may not survive, which would mean less coverage, higher costs and eroded protections for many Americans.

OSFI | Release | Sep 15, 2020 OTTAWA, ON, Sept. 15, 2020 /CNW/ - Today the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) launched a three-month consultation with the publication of a discussion paper, Developing financial sector resilience in a digital world.  The paper focuses on risks arising from rapid technological advancement and digitalization, as

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In this blog, we will be walking through what it means for a company to go public, different means of taking a company public, and how that can impact pre-IPO investors. Continue reading →

Wealth Professional | James Burton |Sep 23, 2020 Robo-advisor trumpets easy-to-use, transparent and safe product, which is now open to investors Weathsimple Crypto went live yesterday, with more than 130,000 Canadians having signed on to the waitlist since the product was announced last month. The digital platform is offering commission-free trading of the two largest

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Amid the pandemic downturn, some firms are offering early retirement to executives as part of efforts aimed at sparing the jobs of younger and less well paid employees. For corporate executives staring at a possible early and unexpected retirement, here are some recommendations to determine if the package you've been offered is the right one for you.

Betakit | Meagan Simpson | Sep 23, 2020 Neo Financial, the new Canadian FinTech startup focused on challenging the status quo in banking, has begun rolling out its services in Western Canada. Neo Financial is a Prairies-based startup created by SkipTheDishes founders Andrew Chau and Jeff Adamson, alongside Kris Read. It is the newest challenger

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