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11/19/2023

Is Martin Short the hardest working man in show business? It’s a debate for the ages. But we really hope the answer is yes, because we put him in our commercial about how your money should work hard.

09/22/2022

Giller Prize-winning novelist Omar El Akkad says he never wants to be the kind of guy who would buy a Maserati. Read his story:

The Giller award-winning writer gives us his money story, from the inequities of Qatar to the inequities of capitalism.

09/16/2022

Ye olde social media platforms, like Facebook and Twitter, are scrambling to slow down TikTok. Here’s how they’re fighting for eyeballs, and survival.

The Chinese-owned video platform is growing fast and gobbling up tens of billions of dollars of ad revenue each year. Legacy social-media brands, in turn, are fighting for eyeballs, and survival.

09/12/2022

It’s actually happening — probably. The Merge, the Ethereum network’s much-delayed, emissions-cutting overhaul, began recently. Here’s why everyone in crypto is talking about it.

Crypto could soon become a lot more energy efficient — and a lot more scalable — thanks to a fundamental change to the Ethereum blockchain. Here’s our best attempt to explain the radical update in real non-jargony English, and how it could change our tech.

08/31/2022

Warning: you might have too much cash.

Stashing a bunch of money in a bank account when the market is volatile sounds ... safe. Here’s why it’s not, and what you can do with that $$$ instead…

There’s more cash on the sidelines in Canada than any time in recent memory. Here’s how to know when, and how, to get back into the market.

08/17/2022

Apply to be a Wealthsimple ambassador, share your money story, get paid for your POV, and inspire others while you’re at it.
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08/15/2022

Before he was a legendary DJ, he was the son of Benihana’s founder. Steve Aoki shares his money story. 👉 www.wealthsimple.com/magazine/steve-aoki-friends-with-money

08/05/2022

Although Pride Month has come and gone, the financial problems facing the 2SLGBTQIA+ community have not. We spoke with two experts about the wage gap faced by the 2SLGBTQIA+ community and what it all means.

Two experts talked to us about the influence sexuality has on income — and what can be done to fix it.

08/04/2022

Chef (and newly discovered TV star!) Matty Matheson used to be an addict with $37k of debt. He told us his money story.

He was 31 years old, an addict, and completely broke. How the chef and host of Viceland’s ‘Deadset on Life,’ got his act together and became a Toronto restaurant legend.

07/13/2022

It’s classic investment advice: you want to diversify with stocks and bonds. Recently, though, they’ve both been down — and down big. Why is that? And what happens next?

When stocks fall, bonds typically go up. But for the first time in a (very) long time, that hasn’t been the case.

07/06/2022

A bachelor or bachelorette party in Montreal followed by a destination wedding in Fiji may be your dream, but it’s some guests’ financial nightmare. Here’s how to balance both.

Our columnist helps the happy-couple-to-be think through how to pull off their special day without bankrupting their special friends.

06/28/2022

Commodities are, well, 🔥hot commodities🔥. Here’s what you need to know about how they work, why people are investing in them, and how often those investors end up with thousand-bushel piles of barley in their driveways.

The first half of 2022 was tough on most markets. But one type of investment has been having a strong run: commodities. Why is that, exactly? Also, what is that? And can someone who’s not ready to store 50,000 pounds of cattle get involved?