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Image source: Getty Images. COVID-19 altered, if not completely changed, retirement expectations of Canadians. If that were not the case, why then did the household savings rate increase during the pandemic? BMO Economics estimates excess savings to be around $150 billion. Instead of spending their pandemic money, people are hoarding it and saving for the future. Would-be retirees know that the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) and Old Age Security (OAS) are only partial replaceme...

Image source: Getty Images One of the basic fundamentals of good investing is making more money from the money you invest. Your household income or net worth could expand and grow over time through dividend investing. Canadians with a time horizon of 40 years can grow a $10,000 investment today tenfold to $100,000 on a dividend stock that yields 6%. On the TSX, Canada’s largest telecommunications firm pays a generous 6.07% dividend. At $57.99 per share, your $10,000 can p...

Image source: Getty Images Lots of people venture into the stock market to buy dividend stocks to create passive income. If the payouts are recurring, you can even amass significant wealth over time.  However, if you want the income stream to be lasting, if not forever, not all dividend payers can fulfill your wish. The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) is home to several publicly-listed companies that attract investors for their dividend offers. Last year was not pretty becaus...

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the BCE Q4 2020 Results Conference Call. I would now like to turn the meeting over to Mr. Thane Fotopoulos. Please go ahead, Mr. Fotopoulos. Thane Fotopoulos -- Vice President of Investors Relations Thank you, Valerie, and good morning, everybody. On the call with me today are Mirko Bibic, BCEs President and CEO; and our CFO, Glen LeBlanc. We definitely have a lot of material to go through this morning. However, before we begin, let me draw your a...

#BellLetsTalkDay fights the stigma around mental health January 28, 2021 at 15 h 03 min Reading time: 1 min 30 s By Nick Seebruch Mayor Bernadette Clement (left) and Mental Health Promoter Angele DAlessio raise the Bell Lets Talk Day flag in front of City Hall on Thursday, January 28, 2020 (Nick Seebruch/ Seaway News). CORNWALL, Ontario – The Bell Let’s Talk Day flag was raised in front of City Hall on Thursday, Jan. 28 to m...

January 22, 2021 Reading time: 1 min 30 s By Nick Seebruch CORNWALL, Ontario – The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Champlain East will be holding their annual event on Bell Let’s Talk Day, which falls on Jan. 28 this year. Every year, the Bell Let’s Talk Day drives to fight the stigma around mental health issues, and supports mental health resources at the same time. Throughout the day, Bell will donate $0.05 for every call and text made by Bell Wi...