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Canada: a magnet for young talent through our great universities, a beautiful place with safe, family-friendly cities, and a hub for small businesses by way of our low taxes. We’re a leader in the world in terms of business development, right? Not quite. Although Canadian politicians constantly laud the country’s … Read More
A new study from consulting group Capgemini reported 1.5 million people became first time members of the two comma club in 2016. This is an 8% increase in the number of people who became millionaires in 2015. Collectively, the amount of money owned by people with over $1,000,000 in assets (not including … Read More
How much money do you need to be happy? According to economists, $36,000. Anything after that won’t increase your happiness. All around the world, people report increased satisfaction with life, until they hit about $36,000, provided you adjust for purchasing power. After that, satisfaction dips, and no amount of money … Read More
If you want to encourage someone to cheat, make them think about money. However, If you want them to be honest, encourage them to think about time instead. That’s the gist of a new study published in Psychological Science, which found that people primed to think about money cheated quite … Read More
Ever worried about something like a major car repair straining your budget, only to then fall for the mechanic’s snake oil sales pitch? A team of researchers, which includes psychologists and economists in the US and UK, think that economic pressure leads to poor decision making, and they have a … Read More
