7 Destinations in France Where the French Love to Go – Travel + Leisure, October 24, 2020
https://www.travelandleisure.com/trip-ideas/france-lesser-known-destinations-where-the-french-go
Sara Lieberman writes about a number of user the radar places in France the French enjoy visiting, but are probably unknown to most tourists. Good to know for when we can travel again. 🙂
Pattie Lovett-Reid: A few things to consider if you’re thinking of retiring amid pandemic – ctvnews.ca, October 22, 2020
https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/pattie-lovett-reid-a-few-things-to-consider-if-you-re-thinking-of-retiring-amid-pandemic-1.5154415
Patricia Lovett-Reid suggests some things to ponder about how the pandemic might impact our future retirements. She is saying we should be thinking, or rethinking, what our retirements will look like.
Rob Carrick: Finally, GIC investors get their own online broker to shop the market for top rates – Globe and Mail, October 27, 2020
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/markets/inside-the-market/article-rob-carrick-finally-gic-investors-get-their-own-online-broker-to/
Rob Carrick points to a new website that is offering a wide range of GIC options at slightly higher rates than most Canadian banks are offering. Might be worth a look if you are unhappy with the rates your own financial institution is offering.
A room, a bar and a classroom: how the coronavirus is spread through the air – El Pais, unknown, 2020
https://english.elpais.com/society/2020-10-28/a-room-a-bar-and-a-class-how-the-coronavirus-is-spread-through-the-air.html?fbclid=IwAR1sI_ZdH_Ogef26NYXjuw_hsh2mFXmN4xu3zZqmPrOwigPY39QGLZlImLc
A friend sent out a link to this article on a Spanish site. It demonstrates how the virus spreads in different enclosed situations. It includes animations. An interesting take on things.
Canada ranked in world’s top 10 pension systems – Financial Post, October 22, 2020
https://financialpost.com/personal-finance/retirement/canada-ranked-in-worlds-top-10-pension-systems
Yadullah Hussain shares a video clip that examines the ranking of the Canadian pension system in relation to others around the world, and how we could improve our ranking. Apparently we are ranked number 9 of the best 39 systems. The Netherlands and Denmark are one and two. Singapore is number seven and Norway is eighth.
