Your Money: Zoomer Ranks What’s #Trending

Find out what’s on trend this month money-wise

#StockMarketUpswing Both the Canadian and U.S. stock markets are riding a long winning streak that shows no signs of abating. But how long will it last? Brian Belski, chief strategist at BMO Capital Markets, grabbed everyone’s attention by predicting the markets could remain strong another 10 years. If true, this explains …
#RiskierPortfolios With equity and dividend returns sky-high, many financial planners are advising us to incur some volatility in our investments. Traditionally low-risk vehicles like GICs and bonds are returning peanuts, mainly because …
#RatesRemainLow While rock-bottom interest rates are a bane for safe investors, they’re really good news for those who want to sell their home because of …
#RisingRealEstateValues Spurred by low rates, housing sales across the country were up 5.9 per cent from April to May, the biggest monthly jump in four years. Despite this buying frenzy …
#DebtIsDown Finally! Canadians are getting the message on paying down mortgages, credit cards and lines of credit. In fact, the 2014 Sun Life Unretirement Index reports that 57 per cent of us are choosing to pay down our mortgages instead of saving for retirement. But that also means we’re …
#RetiringOlder The less we save for retirement, the longer we’ll have to stay in the workforce. Again, the Sun Life Unretirement Index shows that 56 per cent of Canadians expect to be working full- or part-time past the age of 66.

Zoomer magazine, September 2014