Don’t be fooled by these 9 common money myths, the finance gurus say

Simpleimages | Moments | Getty Images It can be hard to separate financial facts from fiction. CNBC polled eight personal finance experts to help answer one question: What are the biggest money myths out there for consumers? Here are 9 of the top fallacies the financial gurus debunked. Myth #1: Giving up a daily coffee ... Read More

Depositors yank another $126 billion from US banks

Depositors drained another $126 billion from US banks during the week ending March 22, according to new Federal Reserve data. This time the outflow came from the nation’s largest institutions. The biggest 25 banks lost $90 billion on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to the Fed. The smaller banks, which suffered massive withdrawals the previous ... Read More

BC politicians raise concerns about Quest University’s financial history

All three levels of government said they wanted to find out what went wrong with Quest University in Squamish, BC, after the institution revealed it was suspending operations indefinitely at the end of this academic year. And newly released audit documents from the Canada Revenue Agency have local politicians raising questions about the university’s financial ... Read More

US Life Span Falling Behind Our Peer Countries

March 6, 2023 · 7:29 AM From NPR: The average life expectancy for Americans is shortened by over seven months [in 2021]according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That decrease follows an already big decline of 1.8 years in 2020. As a result, the expected life span of someone born ... Read More

Euthanasia Soon to Be A Leading Cause of Death in Canada?

February 7, 2023 · 7:00 AM From DailyMail: Last year, more than 10,000 people in Canada – surprisingly that’s over three percent of all deaths there – ended their lives via euthanasia, an increase of a third in the previous year. And it’s likely to keep rising: next year, Canada is set to allow people ... Read More