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Submitted by: Glen Izzard, CIM; Investment Advisor, Portfolio Manager November is Financial Literacy Month in Canada, and there’s no better time to shine a spotlight on one of the most important lifelong skills: understanding money. While many of us think about literacy in terms of reading and writing, financial literacy is just as critical. It shapes how we earn, save, spend, invest, and plan for the future. In fact, it may be one of the greatest assets you and your family...

In September, the unemployment rate in the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region, which includes the Municipality of Meaford, decreased by 0.1 percentage points to 4.8%. The Region sits at the second lowest unemployment rate in the province, behind Northwest Ontario. Meanwhile, the provincial unemployment rate remained unchanged this month at 8.3%, both unadjusted for seasonality. Employment in the Region decreased in the goods-producing sector (-3.0%; -1,800) and increased in the services-producing sector (+4%; +3,300). In September, the Region’s overall population aged...