Justwealth's Chief Investment Officer, James Gauthier, was recently interviewed for an article published by Young & Thrifty about what happens to unused RESP funds when a child doesn't go to post-secondary education. This is a concern shared by many Canadian parents, and Justwealth and Young & Thrifty are happy to... read more →
Jan
04
Nov
04
With a critically important U.S. election underway, Justwealth has been considering the impact that this election will have on the financial markets, regardless of who wins. Here is Justwealth's Chief Investment Officer, James Gauthier, sharing his thoughts while being interviewed by Pat Bolland: If you... read more →
Oct
21
The divergence between economic data and the equity markets continues to widen. Global equity prices rose briskly in the third quarter while economic data generally showed only modest improvement from arguably a very weak and potentially unstable base. Although statistical analysis would demonstrate that economic data has tended to be... read more →
Sep
14
Do you have a Will? If you’re a Canadian adult, chances are that you don’t. According to a recent survey, the majority of Canadian adults (around 56%) do not have a Will. Furthermore, some of those who think they have a Will, actually have one that is out-of-date. Together, this... read more →
Sep
10
**Special to The Just Word Blog from Barry Choi, a personal finance and travel expert at moneywehave.com** If you’ve ever thought about getting a new (or your first) credit card, your head may have started spinning as soon as you began to do research. There are hundreds of credit cards... read more →
Jul
14
The global struggle against COVID-19 continues, with results varying widely depending on the country or region. Regardless of the virus-related results, financial markets have at least temporarily decided that the panic selling in the first quarter of this year was a dramatic overreaction. The gradual re-opening of economies, reports of... read more →
Jun
22
By PolicyAdvisor Most Canadians think of life insurance as a singular product: something for which you pay a monthly fee and receive some sort of financial guarantee, should something unfortunate happen to you. The truth is life insurance offers more nuanced financial protection, with several different types that suit some... read more →
Apr
15
As of early April, the Government of Canada has announced a number of measures to support Individuals, Businesses and specific Industries deal with the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. While every detail of each program has not been fully released as of April 16th, the government is making details... read more →
Apr
07
To claim that the past quarter has been challenging would be a substantial understatement. The actions and reactions to the spreading of COVID-19, or the coronavirus, have been inconceivable and unprecedented from many perspectives. Before we provide market-related commentary, we would like to acknowledge the current environment that we are... read more →
Mar
17
As people all over the world contend with the increasing impact of the coronavirus on our day-to-day lives, we want to assure all of our clients that Justwealth is well prepared to continue operating as usual, without disruption. One of the benefits of being an online company is that our... read more →