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My 14-year-old daughter and I were recently in a long line-up at the grocery store, waiting for our turn to check out. As we made
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Are You Financially Literate?
When people learn that I am a financial literacy educator, they typically respond in one of two ways: “We certainly need more of that, especially
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Rethinking Emergency Funds
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A Place for “Stupid” Financial Questions: Women’s Money Group
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My daughter’s middle school recently invited me to address the students during their Me to We Day event. I was asked to speak on overcoming
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Is a large insurance policy really enough?
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Financial Literacy Quiz – How do you fare?
At my book launch for Protect Your Purse, Shared Lessons For Women: Avoid Financial Messes, Stop Emotional Bankruptcies and Take Charge of Your Money, I gave
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Dear Globe and Mail: Where are the female experts?
Twenty minutes into the weekend edition of The Globe and Mail, I was seriously pissed off. As I made my way through the A-section, I
April 12, 2017
Women and Investing: How We Benefit From a Lack of Confidence
My daughter took me to task this week when she saw my proposed title for this blog post on a scrap of paper. “What’s this?”
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Dear Former Prime Minister, Here's what I do for women and why I do it.
A long time ago, I bought a laminated place mat of the Prime Ministers of Canada, figuring that it might be more fun for my
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