Four steps to design a retirement that’s meaningful and fulfilling.

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Four steps to design a retirement that’s meaningful and fulfilling.
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Image Credit: Pixabay via Pexels.comA highly coveted and much-awaited chapter in life is retirement, but…the anticipation and expectations around what retirement can or should be, often leaves people feeling overwhelmed and stuck. Contributing to this conundrum is the heavy focus on finances to the exclusion of what is meaningful and fulfilling. Clearing out the confusion and moving into a space that makes you feel energized, clear, and positive (even excited!) is possible for you. Here are four steps to get you started: 1. On your terms. There is a lot of baggage associated with the word “retirement.” Visions of…

Real estate: May home sales, prices rise year-over-year

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Real estate: May home sales, prices rise year-over-year
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Canada’s real estate market continued to heat up in May with home sales posting their first year-over-year increase since June 2021 and the average price seeing its first year-over-year gain in a year. The findings released by the Canadian Real Estate Association on Thursday suggested a marked shift away from the sluggish sales and slumping prices the country has seen since last year. “The rebound has been evident for a number of months at this point, but May really drove the point home,” CREA chair Larry Cerqua said in a news release. The association said the number of home sales…

How student loans keep some people trapped in debt

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How student loans keep some people trapped in debt
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When Samuel Bonne received $15,000 in student grants to fund his studies, he wasn’t expecting to have to pay it back. But just two years later — in the middle of the pandemic — those grants were converted to loans. At the end of his sophomore year at the University of Toronto, the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) asked Bonne, originally from Mauritius, for his parents’ financial documents, but they couldn’t provide them. “My dad works in Kenya and my mom doesn’t work,” said Bonne. “So I ended up having $15,000 in loans that I did not know about.” Bonne,…

Where to Find Market Research Services for Your Business

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Where to Find Market Research Services for Your Business
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Market research is one of the most important business services to help your company grow. It does a variety of things, including identifying a target audience if you’re starting out. Marketing research also helps identify trends and market opportunities with insights. This article unpacks the value of this type of expertise and helps your small business find the right firms and services. Maybe you’re looking to become a research analyst. The median pay was $30.73 per hour in 2021. And there’s predicted growth until 2031 of 19%.The Importance of Market Research Services for Businesses Market research provides insights into…

Click supports CIPD’s Flex from 1st campaign

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Click supports CIPD’s Flex from 1st campaign
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Click Travel prides itself on its employee perks and benefits; from offering employees additional purchased leave, to receiving travel discounts and a packed social events calendar. Flexible working has always been present among the many benefits offered by the company, with over 70% of employees either working part-time/flexible hours or working from home on a regular basis. This month Click has taken another step forward with flexible working, introducing flexible working requests from day one of employment, rather than after 26 weeks, supporting CIPD’s Flex from 1st campaign.   What does this mean for Click? Click has grown by an…

‘Elemental’ is in theaters now. Here’s a catch up on Pixar’s best and worst movies

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‘Elemental’ is in theaters now. Here’s a catch up on Pixar’s best and worst movies
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FILM – Pixar’s latest animated film is “Elemental” which is out in theaters now.Pixar’s new film “Elemental” is in theaters today. It’s the latest feature from a studio that, in partnership with Disney, has produced some of the most successful and popular animated films of all time. While they are often marketed to children, the beautiful artwork and stories thrill and enchant viewers of all ages. But while its trophy case is very large and very full, Pixar does not have a perfect batting average. Below are the top and bottom five films according to Rotten Tomatoes for families…

Ex-TikTok executive says Chinese government used app to locate, identify Hong Kong protesters

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Ex-TikTok executive says Chinese government used app to locate, identify Hong Kong protesters
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A former executive at ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns the popular short-video app TikTok, says in a legal filing that some members of the ruling Communist Party used data held by the company to identify and locate protesters in Hong Kong. Yintao Yu, formerly head of engineering for ByteDance in the United States, says those same people had access to US user data, an allegation that the company denies. Yu, who worked for the company in 2018, made the allegations in a recent filing for a wrongful dismissal case filed in May in the San Francisco Superior Court. In…

With a strategic plan in place township can get down to business, develop a work plan

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With a strategic plan in place township can get down to business, develop a work plan
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ELORA – Center Wellington council approved a long-awaited strategic plan on May 29 that will guide the budget, priorities of staff, and establish new advisory committees to help the council reach its goals before the next election in 2026. Its vision is “for the community to experience life along the Grand River.” Its mission: “we are an active, caring, innovative, safe and connected community.” Its values: “we value integrity, collaboration, innovation, and equity, diversity and inclusion.” Council has set five goals for the township as well:creating conditions for economic prosperity; improving activity, health and wellness of the community; managing…