Category: Finance

Cool Bank Guy Shares His Travelling Credit Card Secrets

Banking before you travel may feel like a kill-joy but having your finances in order is actually a really smart way to be worry-free while you’re away. Cool bank guy, Andrew Kay is a Millennial financial advisor at RBC and understands what kind of banking benefits we’re looking for when

2 Very Easy Beginner Steps to Finally Start Saving Money

Millennials are living in hell trying to balance working constantly with a decent lifestyle and, truthfully, earning (way) less money than generations before us. How can we figure out how to save too? We know that Millennials are putting off major life milestones, like getting married and entering the housing

These Major Life Milestones Can Get You a Tax Refund

Learn how to claim a lot of things related to major life milestones (like weddings! And babies!) on your taxes for the ultimate tax return in 2017.  Millennials regularly compare their life events against the track their parents’ generation took. By this age, my parents were married, living in their

Starting a Small Business? Avoid These First-Year Pitfalls

So you’ve decided to start your own business. The plan is in place, you’ve raised some funds and perhaps you’ve even quit your day job. With 85 per cent of Canadian new businesses surviving their first year, the odds of success appear higher than many would think. Your first year

Why So Many Millennials Are Choosing to Invest in ETFs

When it comes to investing your money, it can be tricky to figure out which options are best for you. For instance, while you’ve probably heard of acronyms like RRSP or TFSA, ETFs (aka Exchange Traded Funds) might not be as familiar. Your millennial peers certainly know what we’re talking