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As fears of a recession grow, six tips for building your emergency fund
Close up of toy pink piggy bank and coins with young man using calculator and writing notes in background. Homeowner calculating savings, counting budget, doing finance control work
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Think of emergency funds as pre-planned spending to better prepare: expert
A person inserts a debit card into an ATM in Pittsburgh, Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013. Emergency funds can provide some peace of mind for those handling obstacles that pop up in life. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Gene J. Puskar
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Biden may need to ‘claw back’ funding for COVID-19, Jha says
FILE PHOTO: Dr. Ashish Jha, Coordinator of the COVID-19 Response, speaks to reporters during the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 26, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
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South Africa releases emergency funds for deadly floods, nearly 400 dead
Family members assist with clearing debris for member of the South African Police Services (SAPS) Search and Rescue Unit to conduct search efforts to locate ten people who are unaccounted for from area of KwaNdengezi township outside Durban on April 15, 2022 after their homes were swept away following the devastating rains and flooding. - Police, army and volunteer rescuers on Friday widened the search for dozens still missing five days after the deadliest storm to strike South Africa's coastal city of Durban in living memory as the death toll rose to nearly 400. The "unprecedented" floods, which affected nearly 41,000, left a trail of destruction and at least 395 people dead. With the government coordinating the search-and-rescue operation, the official number of people missing in KwaZulu-Natal province stood at 55. (Photo by Phill Magakoe / AFP) (Photo by PHILL MAGAKOE/AFP via Getty Images)
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B.C. offers $2,000 in emergency funding to thousands of families displaced by floods and mudslides
A farm manager who asked not to be identified by name removes damaged items after floodwaters filled the lower floor of a house the family rents on a farm, in Abbotsford, B.C., Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Celebrity chef Mark McEwan’s restaurant and gourmet foods business files for creditor protection, citing cash crunch
Chef Mark McEwan is photographed in the Diwan restaurant at the Aga Khan Museum on Nov 4 2015. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)
asia-pacific business
China Evergrande misses payment deadline, EV unit warns of cash crunch
The logo of the China Evergrande Group is seen on the Evergrande Center in Shanghai, China, September 24, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song
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Business owners look to advisors for help in navigating the impact of COVID-19
Tired woman owner sitting on floor in closed cafe, small business lockdown due to coronavirus.
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U.S. Senate passes bill to help Americans returning from Afghanistan
WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 10: (L-R) U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) walk through the basement of the U.S. Capitol Building on August 10, 2021 in Washington, DC. The Senate voted 69-30 to pass the $1 trillion infrastructure bill today before moving on to budgetary resolutions. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
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How ‘the Great Resignation’ can throw financial plans into a tailspin
Businessperson Walking Out With Exit Sign On Wall
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Sunwing lands $100-million bailout from Ottawa for COVID-19 flight cancellation refunds
Stephen Hunter, CEO of Sunwing Travel, is photographed beside one of the company's aircraft in the Sunwing hangar at Toronto Pearson International Airport, on Feb 8 2021. ***PHOTOS EMBARGOED UNTIL 8:15am FEB 9 ***
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Young reader asks: I’m moving back home to grow my savings. How can I stay motivated?
Rush hour traffic on the Gardiner Expressway into Toronto. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)
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How has the COVID-19 pandemic shifted these four personal finance rules?
A lot has changed during the pandemic. Has your financial situation evolved to reflect that?
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Pitching in: Investment adviser raises $1-million to help low-income families in the Halton region
adam & mark 3[1].jpeg adam doering on the left and mark doering with flower on the right. Adam Doering in Burlington. He’s raising $1-million for the Halton Learning Foundation to help low-income families in the region. He’s raising the money in the name of his brother, Mark, who died of cancer two years at the age of 40. Pitching in for Paul waldie Handout