TAN – The Afro News

“We believe the talents and achievements of our richly diverse community members MUST be noted and praised,” says Sage Foundation Founder, Honore Gbedze. “We feel that people who are supported will be inspired to continue to excel and to motivate others in the community.”

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As you and your spouse celebrate Valentine’s Day over a candle-lit dinner, you may want to avoid romance-killing topics like, “Honey, let’s talk about our financial future.” But you really should have that conversation sooner rather than later to keep your relationship on a healthy footing.

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The first step to take in building the fixed-income portion of your portfolio is to filterer out investments that aren’t suitable for you. Factor in your goals, income needs, and time horizon.

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Our trust in leadership has decreased as the speed and availability of information has increased. The flow of Information has fundamentally changed over the years and while leaders were once looked to to provide the answers to our questions (they were, after all, the ‘ones’ in the know), now they seem out of touch, and somehow removed from what happens on a day-to-day basis.

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My wish for Canada is to build the most successful multicultural society in the world where freedom, rights, and acceptance are exercised and enjoyed by all.

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As we celebrate Martin Luther King Day, it is important to reflect on King’s concept of the Beloved Community. In summarizing the efforts of the Civil Rights Movement, King stated, “Our goal is to create a beloved community and this will require a qualitative change in our souls as well as a quantitative change in our lives.” King envisioned a Beloved Community that was non-discriminatory, equitable, sensitive, and compassionate.

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Never forget the power of an education. You are fortunate to live in Canada, which is home to several world-renowned universities. Knowledge is power, work hard and make the most of your education.

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Women increasingly marry later, have fewer children or remain childless, yet still are more likely to live in poverty, particularly single-mother families.

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Canada has a graduated income tax system in which not every dollar of one’s income is treated equally. For example, an individual earning $80,000 of income pays 0% tax on their 10,000th dollar of income, 20.06% tax on their 30,000th dollar of income and 32.5% on their 80,000th dollar of income.

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There’s no doubt that youth unemployment has gone up during the recession and it is a significant concern and we’re trying to do some specific things to help that, obviously trying to increase educational and training opportunities for young people. We, during the depth of the recession we had specifically a summer jobs program we were running through the federal government to give youth more experience.

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