Proof Point: Weak productivity is threatening Canada’s post-pandemic wage growth

February 28, 2024 |Nathan Janzen
Canadian wage growth has been unusually high, but looks more modest when measured against surging inflation and relative to acute labour shortages earlier in the pandemic recovery. Now lagging productivity in Canada (along with a softening labour market...
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Your responsible investing portfolio can include Canadian Oil

Your responsible investing portfolio can include Canadian Oil

February 28, 2024 |Jackie Au, Lindsay Puls

A sound transition plan requires consideration of energy security as well.

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End of the correction? Canada’s housing market is warming up

End of the correction? Canada’s housing market is warming up

February 14, 2024 |Robert Hogue
It may be the unusually mild weather or the modest drop in fixed mortgage rates since November—or both—but Canadian house hunters have more energy this winter. Importantly, they’re landing more deals. Home resales in Canada increased for the second month...
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Video: The Wealthy Barber on the benefits of hiring a professional executor

February 01, 2024 |David Chilton

Professional executors have the knowledge and expertise required to handle complicated estates

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Estate planning tips for business owners

February 01, 2024 |Leanne Kaufman, President and CEO, RBC Royal Trust

Dive into the intricacies of preserving your business’s future, navigating tax and succession challenges

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Why you must have a Will, no matter the size of your estate

Why you must have a Will, no matter the size of your estate

February 01, 2024 |RBC Wealth Management

Challenges for surviving family and friends of a person who dies without a Will include more than just who gets the funds, explains Leanne Kaufman.

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Financial planning checklist for older Canadians

Financial planning checklist for older Canadians

February 01, 2024 |RBC Wealth Management

Tax, investment and estate planning strategies in the year you turn age 65 and beyond.

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Video: First Home Savings Account explained in two minutes

Video: First Home Savings Account explained in two minutes

February 01, 2024 |RBC Wealth Management

Find out about FHSA tax benefits, contribution limits, eligibility and more.

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U.S. labour market ended the year with strength

U.S. labour market ended the year with strength

January 05, 2024 |Claire Fan, Economist, Royal Bank of Canada
US labour market data ended 2023 with strength. Payroll employment was up 216k in December while the unemployment rate held at 3.7% after declining to that level the prior month. As was the case for much of the year, the employment gain in December was...
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Canadian labour markets ended 2023 with a whimper

January 05, 2024 |Nathan Janzen, Assistant Chief Economist, Royal Bank of Canada
The December labour market data was mixed, but on balance adds to evidence that economic activity remained soft through Q4. Employment was essentially unchanged in December, the softest reading since a 6k decline last July. And the unemployment rate held...
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