Woods and Waters Financial Group

10/16/2026

Embrace the new digital era and ensure careful ownership, management, and estate strategy for your intellectual property.

10/09/2026

Social Security has been a fact of retirement life since 1935. Are you eligible for benefits?

There are things about Social Security that might surprise you.

10/08/2026

Stocks finished the third quarter mixed. The S&P 500 gained 2.03%, and the Nasdaq Composite rose 2.47%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 2.70%. Halloween is next on the calendar, with U.S. consumers expected to spend \$13.5 billion USD this year and 6.26 million Canadian children in their trick-or-treating years.

Stocks were mixed in the third quarter as economic, geopolitical, and corporate earnings news pushed the broad market higher while weighing on the Dow Industrials.

10/02/2026

Three tips for giving smart from the heart.

Do you have causes that you want to support with donations?

09/25/2026

Recovery. Recession. Gross Domestic Product. Learn the language of economic cycles.

Understanding the economy's cycles can help put current business conditions in better perspective.

09/18/2026

There are benefits and limitations when you decide to donate stock. Learn more from our message.

09/11/2026

Do your financial concerns feel stressful? Take a look at this video for some best practices when it comes to your financial strategy.

09/04/2026

69% of women live without a spouse or partner. If you are a woman, you need to have a financial strategy. Read more in our infographic:

09/04/2026

Markets pushed higher in August as AI-driven optimism helped investors look past softer economic data. The S&P 500 gained 2.62% and the S&P/TSX Composite rose 2.96%, even as softening retail sales kept consumer spending in focus. Back-to-school season adds another data point to that story, with spending expected to reach \$146.8 billion in the U.S. and \$4.5 billion in Canada this year.

The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index advanced 2.62 percent, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 3.93 percent. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lagged, adding 1.34 percent. The S&P/TSX rose 2.96 percent.1,2

08/28/2026

We all want to know, “What’s next for the financial markets?” But no one knows for sure.

We all know the stock market can be unpredictable. We all want to know, "What's next for the financial markets?"