Damian Cain - Financial Planner, RBC Financial Planning

09/09/2024

We all want to feel confident about our financial futures, right? We've got a simple answer to an age-old question about retirement

We've got a simple answer to this age-old question about retirement.

06/07/2023

Multiplying your sources of income can add financial stability and diversify your investments – and it's even better when your money does the work for you. Enter: passive income. Here are the basics of creating regular cash flows from investments without breaking (too much of) a sweat.

Ways to earn passive income as an investor, plus a look at the benefits and risks involved.

05/08/2020

Situations like COVID-19 can make people more vulnerable, and more attractive to scammers. https://discover.rbcroyalbank.com/six-ways-to-protect-yourself-from-covid-19-scams/

05/07/2020

This week, RBC GAM reviews the latest COVID-19 data and economic developments.They add an expenditure-based GDP approach to their COVID-19 forecasting, discuss the tentative economic recovery and highlight concerns that this rebound may prove premature.

Restarting too soon?

05/01/2020

The Government of Canada has announced a 25% reduction to the minimum withdrawal requirements for RRIFs. It’s one of many measures unveiled to help Canadians affected by the economic uncertainties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. To determine what the change means for you, here are 7 key questions answered:

To help Canadians protect their retirement savings during the recent volatile financial markets, the Government of Canada has lowered the minimum withdrawal requirements for Registered Retirement Income Funds (RRIFs) and Life Income Funds (LIFs) by up to 25% for this year.

04/30/2020

In this week’s , we share recent good and bad COVID-19 developments, further thinking on exit strategies, and our updated economic growth forecasts. We also take a look at the oil market and more.

COVID-19 effects to linger

04/24/2020

Retirement is an ever-growing concern for many Canadians and we are proud to have been ranked #1 among the Big Five Banks by DALBAR in supporting Canadians with their Retirement needs.

RBC Ranks #1 Among Big Five Banks Supporting Canadians with Retirement (Toronto, ON. February 5, 2020) DALBAR Inc., the financial community’s leading independent expert for evaluating, auditing and rating business practices, customer performance, product quality and service, released findings from...

04/24/2020

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve rapidly causing market uncertainty for investors – a focus towards the long term can help keep things in perspective. Learn more:

Valuable Insights and Market Updates

03/19/2020

RBC is committing $2 million to community response efforts for at-risk populations and communities, beginning with contributions to partners including Food Banks Canada, Feeding America and the WHO's Covid-19 Solidarity Response Fund. http://www.rbc.com/newsroom/news/2020/20200318-covid-19-donations.html

TORONTO, March 18, 2020 -  To support vulnerable populations and communities, RBC has committed an initial $2-million to COVID-19 community response efforts.

03/16/2020

We remain committed to supporting you and keeping you informed: https://www.rbc.com/covid-19/index.html

We’re taking added precautions to keep our clients and employees safe during the COVID-19 outbreak. We also recognize that now more than ever, clients turn to us for advice and support. And we’re here to help. Our branches are open and our advisors are available to you across all of our channels...

11/23/2019

Paging Dr. Data: How the coming skills revolution can transform healthcare. From the ER to elder-care, machine learning, AI and robotics are making inroads in all corners of the healthcare sector. . Read more

Automation won't replace the human aspects of healthcare. It will enable practitioners to do their work better than before.

11/22/2019

Paging Dr. Data. RBC’s recent thought-leadership report shows that virtual care has the potential to offset some of the burdens being placed on the system by our aging population. A perfect example is here in BC at Carrier Sekani Family Services where Dr. John Pawlovich spends a week a month on the road, serving First Nations communities in northern BC and the rest of the time providing the same services remotely from home. . If you’re interested in the future of healthcare, I encourage you to read the full report.

Automation won't replace the human aspects of healthcare. It will enable practitioners to do their work better than before.