Learn how to create your own charitable foundation and fund it with personalized financial strategies.In How to Give Like a Billionaire: When You're Not a Billionaire, discover that extraordinary philanthropy isn't reserved solely for the ultra-wealthy. This book empowers you with innovative and impactful giving strategies that amplify the power of your generosity, no matter your financial means.Navigate the world of charitable giving with practica...

**“The first personal finance book for the 2020s: expensive housing, BNPL, side hustles, negotiating a raise, and much more. Erica Alini is one of Canada’s top personal finance pros, and this book shows it.” —ROB CARRICKWrestle debt to the ground. Figure out whether you should rent or buy. And determine if a side hustle is really worth the hassle.**Get a job, buy a house, spend less than you make, and retire at sixty-five. That’s advice for a world that has largely disappea...

From the author of How to Pay Less and Keep More for Yourself, the essential Canadian investment guide.This is the kind of investment advice that Canadians crave, at a time when they need it most: super-savvy, easy to use, and written in a no-nonsense, take-no-prisoners style that's often outrageously outspoken.Rob Carrick is a highly respected Globe and Mail columnist and expert on personal finance and consumer banking, Rob Carric...

(NOTE: Table of Contents is fully linked.)Want to get started investing in the stock market, but aren't sure how to do so?What are stocks?What determines their market prices?Why do they go up and down?How can I beat the stock market?What are mutual funds?What are index funds?What are Exchanged Traded Funds?Even though the stock market is the heart of a country's wealth, and even though it enables everybody to be a part...

Your step-by-step guide to financial independence — from the creator of the #1 investing education podcast, Friends That InvestEver wondered how the stock market works, but felt too intimidated to ask? Then this is the book for you! In this straightforward, inclusive guide to investing, globally recognised expert Simran Kaur teaches the essential principles you can apply to any market, anywhere in the world. In Friends That Invest, you’re invited ...

Ask Your Mortgage Broker is based on real-life stories and hard-earned experience that Blair Anderson has collected over the last nineteen years of his career as a mortgage broker. It illuminates the residential mortgage brokerage industry in Canada. This book is an exposé of the industrys history, utilitarianism, and best-kept secrets. It is a must-read for every existing or potential homeowner and it meticulously debunks the myths about mortgage brokers that are designed to mislead you. ...

This guide to making the big decision by a real estate reporter is "a truly balanced look at an emotional subject . . . plenty of tips to keep you above water" (Mint.com).When it comes to real estate, renting vs. owning is always a big decision—not just whether to take the plunge, but when. The housing market can be volatile, and purchasing a home may be one of the biggest investment decisions you'll ever make.This guide offers a reality check that cuts throu...

Get your finances in order.Sorting out your personal finances might feel like a daunting task, but this book helps to break it down into small, achievable steps. From creating a simple budget and sorting out your bank accounts to getting your mortgage under control and obtaining some professional advice on your situation, this straightforward book sets you on the path to financial security.

Navigating Canadian taxes as a small business owner is difficult.Its normal to be nervous, but with a little help, taxes don't have to be so daunting.Small Business Tax Facts: An Easy-to-Understand Guide for Canadian Small Business Owners teaches you the fundamentals and the facts about income and tax.Keeping your business on the right side of tax collectors is easier than you think. Simple errors, oversights, and miscalcul...

Start getting savvy about money—an investment guide for teensYou don't have to work on Wall Street to know that money is essential! Learn how to handle it responsibly—and how to make it work for you. Let this teen investing book be your guide to money matters ranging from the difference between stocks and bonds to ways to research potential investments. Soon enough you'll be throwing around terms like dividend and liquidity like a finance professi...

The evidence-based approach to a more worthwhile portfolioThe Index Revolution argues that active investing is a loser's game, and that a passive approach is more profitable in today's market. By adjusting your portfolio asset weights to match a performance index, you consistently earn higher rates of returns and come out on top in the long run. This book explains why, and describes how individual investors can take advantage of indexing to make their port...

Money 101 The One Class You Can't Afford to Cut!You are working hard and trying to save some money, but at the end of the day, there never seems to be enough to go around. Money 101 is a crash course on financial basics from one of Canada's most trusted personal finance columnists.Ellen Roseman offers easy-to-understand advice on a wide range of topics, including tips on spending less and saving more, managing a budget, negotiating mortgages and ca...