Ellen Roseman

A case study of an older man, whose early dementia led to erratic spending and a higher debt load. His bank knew of the problem, but refused to give control to friends with a power of attorney. An appeal to @Ombudsman_OBSI reversed the bank’s…

Congrats, Mark, on unshackling yourself from writing on deadline. You had remarkable success with your blog. I was happy to promote it and quote from it when I was a personal finance columnist at the Toronto Star. Enjoy your well deserved freed up…

The people who are the most vulnerable are least able to properly monitor their finances or advocate for themselves. The fact these seniors spent weeks trying to unravel their situations should be a "wake-up call" for an "antiquated" and…

#FPM2023 Would you know what to do if you get scammed? According to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre, more than 91,000 cases of fraud were reported just in 2022. And this is just the tip of the iceberg since only about 5% of all frauds are reported. To…

It's hard to buy an affordable home in Canadian cities. With a shortage of sale listings in recent years, house prices rose faster than inflation and household incomes, leading to fierce bidding wars in which buyers paid way more than the asking…

FAIR Canada, joined by a coalition of consumer advocates, called on the federal government to honour its commitment to create a single ombudsman for all consumer complaints against banks. Currently, several banks use a for-profit organization to…

If you want to catch up with personal finance news and trends, check out these Canadian money podcasts. Thanks, ⁦@advisorsavvy⁩ and ⁦@SolAmos⁩ , for adding our ⁦@MoneysaverP⁩ podcast to your list. advisorsavvy.com/finance-podcas…

FAIR Canada continues to shine a light on issues that can help investors stay informed about their rights and protecting themselves from harm. In our October newsletter, we discuss regulators clamping down on misleading social media “finfluencers”…

Recent surveys from the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA) and the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) suggest many Canadians are overconfident in their financial knowledge. Seventy-eight percent of CPA survey respondents felt…

What is your money story? How do your earliest experiences with family finances affect your behaviour today? Our guest ⁦@MoneysaverP⁩ is a podcaster, ⁦@shaunmaslyk⁩, and financial planner who unearths underlying patterns.…

In the latest ⁦@MoneysaverP⁩, I talk to ⁦@ealini⁩, personal finance reporter ⁦@globeandmail⁩, about her new book. It’s chock full of tips for millennials on navigating the Gig Economy and avoiding the easy credit traps.…

Here’s a podcast by @bissettfinfit about an artist she considers among her top 5 for live shows and how Adele’s life and music can teach lessons about your finances. twitter.com/bissettfinfit/…

Can you retire rich by cutting out your daily coffee purchases? It’s a personal finance debate, popularized in The Latte Factor by @AuthorDavidBach, that never goes away. Here’s a discussion thread that veers into satire and silliness.…

In 2018, Lana Sanichar and I met at a personal finance conference. We listened to a speaker talk about podcasts and suggested, spontaneously, collaborating on one. Since then, we’ve introduced you to thought-provoking and thoughtful money experts,…