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By Stefania Di Verdi on October 29, 2012
Estimated reading time: 1 minute

Jobless storm

By Stefania Di Verdi on October 29, 2012
Estimated reading time: 1 minute

With stimulus measures winding down and the global economy faltering, Canada is headed for a rude awakening, according to the PBO.

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Canada’s budget watchdog suspects the country’s jobless rate will rise to 7.6% in 2013. What else does Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page see in his crystal ball?
Pay your mortgage like its 2007, suggests Robert McLister in Sunday’s Globe and Mail. Paying the minimum payments of yesteryear could knock an extra $21,900 off your principal in five years and save you $1,600 in interest, retiring your mortgage in two-thirds the time.
More than half (54%) of baby boomers have considered started their own business, according to recent research by TD. That number grows to 69% and 67% for generation X and millennials. Are you in this camp? If so, you might want to take a look at this small business 101 infographic the bank drew up:

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