NC – Everyone wants the best price possible when selling their car. To do this, it’s important that you know what your vehicle is worth in the current market – and you will also want to practise how to up-sell ...
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Feed SubscriptionCentral Bank Governor Says Solution Found To Settle CLICO Arrears
By Ernie Seon Caribbean Correspondent BRIDGETOWN, Barbados CMC – Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados, Dr. Delisle Worrell, says a cooperative solution has been found to settle outstanding Colonial Life Insurance Company (CLICO) claims in Barbados and the Eastern ...
Read More »Borrowing To Make RRSP Contribution May Not Be A Good Idea
Rajiv is 40, single, has no debts, and rents an apartment. He has $50,000 in his Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP), but hasn’t saved any money to make a contribution to his RRSP this year. He has access to a ...
Read More »LIME Proposes Debt Restructuring Program To Deal With Outstanding Arrears
ROSEAU, Dominica CMC – The British-owned telecommunications company, Cable and Wireless, which operates in the Caribbean as LIME, Friday announced a debt restructuring it said would benefit consumers in Dominica. LIME said that customers using landline, internet and mobile network could ...
Read More »How Writing A Will Could Save Your Family Heartache
NC – Eva Gabrielsson was the long-term partner of the hugely successful Swedish writer Stieg Larsson, author of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Eva and Stieg were together 30 years. But when Larsson died, Eva inherited nothing. Why? Because ...
Read More »Ontario’s New Minimum Wage Increase May Adversely Affect Some Caribbean And Black Businesses And Workers
By Neil Armstrong Pride Contributing Writer TORONTO, Ontario – The increase of the minimum wage in Ontario from $10.25 to $11 per hour, effective June 1, may adversely affect the earnings of farmworkers who come to Ontario under the Caribbean ...
Read More »Teach Your Kids About Interest Rates
By Carla Hindman Director of Financial Education, Visa Canada One of the most valuable financial lessons you can share with your kids before they leave the nest is to explain what interest rates are and how they work. The important ...
Read More »Hacking & ID Theft: Are You Next?
7 Tips for Protecting Your Identity & Money At least 110 million consumers were affected by the hack involving Target and Neiman Marcus retailers. Whether or not millions more will have their identities manipulated and finances ruined within the coming ...
Read More »Prepare For A Stress-free Retirement
NC – No matter where you are in your life or career, retirement will arrive faster than you think. Once you stop working, maintaining your standard of living means replacing about 70 percent of your annual income every year. Achieving ...
Read More »5 Steps To Take Toward Financial Independence In 2014
Expert Offers Tips for a New Year Resolution that Sticks By Rick Rodgers The New Year is a great time to make some positive changes in your financial life. While Americans are good at creating resolutions, we often find them ...
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