On this episode of For What It's Worth, host Rubina Ahmed-Haq is joined by Dylan Bennett is the manager for retail operations at Best Buy Canada, to understand how to spot great deals this Black Friday. Later in the show, Rubina chats with Tanya Postlewaite, head of Concentra Trust and vice president, of credit union services, at Equitable Bank, to discuss importance of a educating people about RDSP.
On this episode of For What It's Worth, host Rubina Ahmed-Haq is joined by Erin Bury from Willful, to discuss importance of a will despite your age. Later in the show, Rubina chats with Stephan DesBeins, Financial planner with exponent investment management , to discuss how to manage a financial windfall.
On this episode of For What It's Worth, host Rubina Ahmed-Haq is joined by Dr. Sylvain Charlebois , a Canadian professor and researcher specializing in food distribution and policy, senior director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University and co-host of The Food Professor Podcast, to discuss food prices after the recent U.S. elections. Later in the show, Rubina chats with Kelly Ho, Financial Planner , to discuss getting good financial advice during these times of inflation.
On this episode of For What It's Worth, host Rubina Ahmed-Haq is joined by Santo Ligotti, Vice President, Marketing and Member Services at the Retail Council of Canada, to discuss how the rise in Halloween celebration costs can lead on to create financial hangover in the month of November and learn how you can dodge it. Later in the show, Rubina chats with Christie Rall, Partner, Transformation with Mercer Canada , to discuss as Several provinces in Canada have passed pay transparency laws, are ...
On this episode of For What It's Worth, host Rubina Ahmed-Haq is joined by Ben McCabe, President of Bloom Finance, to discuss how and why more and more number of grandparents are being asked to financially support their grandkids and what are the possible solutions? Later in the show, Rubina chats with Ardalan Shojaei, Chief Credit and Risk Officer at Fig, to discuss how to protect your self and your money online in addition of multi-factor authenticators.
On this episode of For What It's Worth, host Rubina Ahmed-Haq is joined by Adriana Girdler, CornerStone Dynamics, to discuss how can it be frustrating to work with a colleague who is not doing their share of the work. Later in the show, Rubina chats with Tyler Thielmann, President and CEO of Spring Financial, to discuss the recent dip in Inflation in the month of September and will Bank Of Canada drop its interest rates even further in the coming months?
On this episode of For What It's Worth, host Rubina Ahmed-Haq is joined by Carmi Levy, Technology Analyst and Journalist, to discuss payment apps and their significance in our day to day lives. Later in the show, Rubina chats with Jeri Bittorf, financial wellness coordinator at Resolve Counseling Services Canada, to discuss the difference between a Good Debt and a Bad debt.
On this episode of For What It's Worth, host Rubina Ahmed-Haq is joined by Jennifer LaForge, General Manager at Rakuten.ca, to discuss a Holiday Spend Survey that found 4 in 5 (81%) Canadians are stressed about the cost of buying holiday gifts this year. Later in the show, Rubina chats with relationship expert Jen Kirch to discuss the wealth gap in friendships.
On this episode of For What It's Worth, host Rubina Ahmed-Haq is joined by Shannon Terrell, NerdWallet Canada personal finance expert and spokesperson, to discuss Underconsumption core. Later in the show, Rubina chats with Cissy Pau, Principal Consulting at Clear HR consulting to talk about gender pay gap.
On this episode of For What It's Worth, host Rubina Ahmed-Haq is joined by Marcie McLean-McKay, Senior Researcher, Consumer Research & Experimentation, at FCAC., to discuss ways to promote financial confidence in girls. Later in the show, Rubina chats with Carrie Hayes, Better Budgets. Ca, to guide us through the steps to prevent overspending.
On this episode of For What It's Worth, host Rubina Ahmed-Haq is joined by Sal D’Angelo, Head of Product, Vanguard Investments Canada to talk about a new way to save for those short-term goals. Later in the show, Rubina chats with Abbey Xu, RBC Economist to walks us through her report “Financial returns after a post-secondary education have diminished.”
On this episode of For What It's Worth, host Rubina Ahmed-Haq is joined by Philip Petursson, Chief Investment Strategist at IG Wealth Management to talk about What’s next for the interest rates as The Bank of Canada has cut them for the third consecutive time. Later in the show, Rubina chats with Nathan Kennedy, Money content creator to learn about the extreme financial content creators
On this episode of For What It's Worth, host Rubina Ahmed-Haq is joined by Charles St. Arnaud, Economist at Alberta Central, to talk about the term "Me-Cession" and explain what it stands for. Later in the show, Rubina chats with Zena Amundsen is a Certified Financial Planner and owner of Astra Financial Services in Regina , to learn some tips and tricks to manage the 'Me-Cession'.
On this episode of For What It's Worth, host Rubina Ahmed-Haq is joined by Daniel Lublin, Employment Lawyer, to talk about different solutions after being laid-off the job. Later in the show, Rubina chats with Stephane Bourne , to talk about homebuying outranking wedding planning for Canadian youth.
On this episode of For What It's Worth, host Rubina Ahmed-Haq is joined by Jessica Moorehouse, Money Expert & Financial Counsellor, to talk about easy ways to avoid financial isolation. Later in the show, Rubina chats with Leslie Hickey , to talk about downsizing your home and is it worth it?
On this best-of episode of For What It's Worth, host Rubina Ahmed-Haq is joined by Michael Leblanc, Senior Retail Advisor to the Retail Council of Canada, to talk about return policies changing in stores for more older individuals. Later in the show, Rubina chats with Brenda St Louis , Financial Therapist to talk about Financial Wellness.
On this episode of For What It's Worth, host Rubina Ahmed-Haq is joined by Jessica Morgan, Personal Finance Writer, Author of Canadianbudget.ca, to talk about effective budgeting during the summer season. Later in the show, Rubina chats with Darlene Miranda, VP of Customer Engagement & Advocacy at Daily Pay, to talk about the importance of daily pay to employees when doing their job.
On this episode of For What It's Worth, host Rubina Ahmed-Haq is joined by Saro Turner, Lawyer, to talk about the recent lawsuit against L:oblaws parent company George Weston Ltd. Later in the show, Rubina chats with Kelly Ho, Certified Financial Planner, to talk about schemes on getting rich more faster through legitimate investments.
On this episode of For What It's Worth, host Rubina Ahmed-Haq is joined by Mahima Poddar, Group Head, Personal Banking at EQ Bank, to talk about the cost of weddings, and how to effectively prep and budget around spending for that special day. Later in the show, Rubina chats with Lesley Anne-Scourgie, Founder of Me Vest, to talk about shopping tips that can help you effectively shop daily as cost continue to grow continually.
On this episode of For What It's Worth, host Rubina Ahmed-Haq is joined by Clair Fan, Economist - Royal Bank , to talk about the U.S. economy showing its signs of softening as we see the continuous shift in economy daily. Later in the show, Rubina chats with Andy Hill, Mortgage Planner , to talk about fixed or variable mortgages as prices for homes and mortgage continue to skyrocket daily in the housing market.
On this episode of For What It's Worth, host Rubina Ahmed-Haq is joined by Cindy Beaudet, Owner of Destination's Senior's Downsizing , to speak about downsizing , and cutting down on purchase and etc. Later in the show, Rubina chats with Barry Choi, Travel & Money Expert, to talk about budgeting for traveling and going to places that mimic popular destinations for traveling and touring.
On this episode of For What It's Worth, host Rubina Ahmed-Haq is joined by Nathan Kennedy , Financial Literacy Creator - Nat New Money , discussing about why more and more credit card holder are just making minimum payment and how will it impact ones credit score. Later in the show, Rubina chats with Jason Vickers, Partner and National Retail Transformation Leader at Deloitte, analyzing why the big retailers including Amazon and Walmart are bringing a change to their return policies.
On this episode of For What It's Worth, host Rubina Ahmed-Haq is joined by Eva Wong , co-founder and COO of Borrowell , a fintech company. , discussing about Zero Interest Loans and how is it possible to borrow money without paying any interest on it. Later in the show, Rubina chats with Craig Lord, Global News Reporter, analyzing how did the recent announcement of rate cuts by the bank of Canada will invigorate the real estate market.
On this episode of For What It's Worth, host Rubina Ahmed-Haq is joined by Blair Evans, Assistant Vice-President, Tax & Estate Planning at IG Wealth Management, discussing about Global Wellness Day and its importance. Later in the show, Rubina chats with Leah Zlatkin, Mortgage Broker, analyzing what's next for interest rates after the Bank of Canada cuts interest rates for the first time in 4 years.
On this episode of For What It's Worth, host Rubina Ahmed-Haq is joined by Matthew Fabian, Director of Financial services research at TransUnion Canada, discussing about why more and more Canadians are paying the minimum balance payment. Later in the show, Rubina chats with Julie Petrera. Senior Strategist, Client Needs at Edward Jones, analyzing the importance of why it's the right time to start investing.
On this episode of For What It's Worth, host Rubina Ahmed-Haq is joined by Michael Leblanc, Senior Retail Advisor to the Retail Council of Canada, discussing about why the big retailers including Amazon and Walmart are bringing a change to their return policies. Later in the show, Rubina chats with Nancy Wilson, CEO, Canadian Women's Chamber of Commerce, learning more about "Flip The Script", an initiative aiming to bridge the funding gap for women-owned businesses.
On this episode of For What It's Worth, host Rubina Ahmed-Haq is joined by Colin White, Portfolio Manager and CEO at Verecan Capital Management , about what are meme stocks and why are they gaining popularity in today's age. Later in the show, Rubina talks with Craig Lord, Global News Reporter and author of 'Homeschool', learning why is it so important to get home inspection done before buying a new house.
On this episode of For What It's Worth, host Rubina Ahmed-Haq is joined by Dana Hagg, HMC Lawyers, about costs you have to bear when living in a Condominium Buildings and how can you save yourself before buying one. Later in the show, Rubina talks with Cynthia Arscott, CEO of the Goldminds, knowing in depth how she is growing her business while raising her toddler son.
On this episode of For What It's Worth, host Rubina Ahmed-Haq is joined by Stefanie Ricchio, chartered professional accountant based in Toronto, to explain why all capital gains will be subject to a higher inclusion rate. Politicians say it's to make the system fairer for all Canadians but investors say it's not. Later in the show Akaash Bali, entrepreneur and co-founder of the Young Investor program, to explain why some Gen Z are investing in soft savings? Is this the right move? Is soft saving...
On this episode of For What It's Worth, host Rubina Ahmed-Haq is joined by Andrew Lo, CEO and President of Embark, to talk financial stress on parents and what they're willing to do for their kids. Data shows parents will go in debut for their children's future, but, is that the only way? Later in the show Tyler Thielmann, President and CEO of Spring Financial, gives a rundown on the best way to use your tax refund. Are you using it right?
