The Wealthy Barber retires – August 20, MoneySense.ca, 2026
https://www.moneysense.ca/columns/retired-money/the-wealthy-barber-retires/
Jonathan Chevreau discusses the impending retirement of being “The Wealthy Barber” author David Chilton.
Can older Canadians afford to leave a marriage? The costs of ‘grey divorce’ – Globe and Mail, August 19, 2026
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/globe-wealth/article-can-older-canadians-afford-to-leave-a-marriage-the-costs-of-grey/
Sarah Laing examines how “While Canada’s overall divorce rate hit a 50-year-low in 2020, the last time Statistics Canada measured it, the rate of people over 50 divorcing has been rising for decades.”
Habits that help Canadians successfully pay down debt – MoneySense.ca, August 13, 2026
https://www.moneysense.ca/save/debt/habits-that-help-pay-down-debt/
It is very important to try and be totally debt-free when you enter into retirement. Alexandra Rodriguez reviews “the habits Credit Canada counsellors see among Canadians who successfully pay down debt, from sustainable spending to mindset shifts that last.”
Your inheritance is cancelled – mom and dad need the money for care – Globe and Mail, Augusthday, 2026
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/personal-finance/retirement/article-your-inheritance-is-cancelled-mom-and-dad-need-the-money-for-care/
Rob Carrick discusses how “Nothing blowtorches wealth like the cost of extra care for aged seniors.”
New data from Canadian researchers show how Russian, U.S. interests are targeting Alberta’s separatist debate – Globe and Mail, August 17, 2026
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-new-data-from-canadian-researchers-shows-how-russian-us-interests-are/
Grant Robertson looks at how “Canadian researchers using artificial intelligence to track foreign interest in the Alberta separatism debate have found the province’s political discourse is being targeted online by Russian and American interests in both overt and covert ways.”
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