Financial education

Start 2024 Off Right With This Easy Money Saving Hack

As we come to the end of a year that has been difficult for many CEIRP members, we can look ahead to 2024 as a fresh start, especially when it comes to how we manage our money. With this in mind, here is a simple money hack that you can try that will help [...]

By |2024-03-11T15:48:09-04:0004/12/2023|Learn&Grow|

Financial Expert Chris Enns offers his advice for getting through these challenging times

Chris Enns is a unique financial advisor: he also has experience on the stage as an opera singer. Unlike other advisors, he has personal experience with the cyclical highs and lows of working in the entertainment industry. That’s why we asked him for his advice on how many of our members can cope financially [...]

By |2024-04-30T11:24:25-04:0023/10/2023|Learn&Grow|

Time to Spring-Clean Your Finances

According to a recent study by Stats Canada published at the end of March, Canadian credit card debt has increased to $91.5 billion. That amounts to a 13.8% increase in December 2022. If you’re looking to reduce your credit card use and to bring down your debt, consider trying some of these suggestions: Set [...]

By |2024-03-12T11:15:50-04:0021/04/2023|Learn&Grow|

How to protect yourself from identity theft

According to the latest Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre’s annual report, digital frauds like Phishing, Spear Phishing and Identity Theft continue to rise. In fact, they report that there has been a 130% increase in dollar loss compared to the previous year. Since this is Fraud Prevention Month, here are some reminders on you can protect [...]

By |2024-03-12T15:45:39-04:0021/03/2023|Learn&Grow|

Top financial goals for each life stage

Regardless of how old you are or how financially savvy, every life stage has an important money-milestone. Here are a few examples: Twenty-something: You’re starting to work and make money, so now is the time to learn how to budget — and it doesn’t have to be difficult or complicated. On mycanadalifeatwork.com check out [...]

By |2024-03-12T15:45:55-04:0022/02/2023|Learn&Grow|

Tips on Managing your Post-Holiday Debt

There is one thing we can always expect after the holiday season: when the festive bubble bursts, the bills arrive and we realize that we should have done a better job budgeting for the holidays. We then start the year stressed because we have new debts to manage. So here’s a reminder about our [...]

By |2024-03-12T15:46:17-04:0027/01/2023|Learn&Grow|

Understanding the timing of your RRSP contributions

We often hear from members about the timing of standard account transactions. We have collected the most common questions and answers for your convenience: Q: RRSP contribution receipts not matching details on paystubs and online banking contributions had not yet been processed into their plan. A: There are two key factors that affect [...]

By |2024-03-12T15:47:16-04:0005/12/2022|Learn&Grow|

Combining your other investments into CEIRP

One way that you can make the most of the CEIRP plan is to consolidate your other investments into CEIRP. Not only will you be able to take advantage of our well-managed investment funds, you can also take advantage of our low fees, which means you invest more of your money. Here’s how [...]

By |2024-03-12T15:47:50-04:0015/11/2022|Learn&Grow|

Managing your NRSP to RRSP Transfers Yourself is Easy!

One of the most common calls that the Canada Life call centre receives is about transferring money between a Non-Registered Savings Plan (NRSP) and Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSP), especially near the end of the year. Now members can manage the process themselves by downloading the transfer form from mycanadalifeatwork.com. How to download [...]

By |2024-03-12T15:48:04-04:0015/11/2022|Learn&Grow|
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