On this Episode of For What It's Worth With Rubina Ahmed-Haq. We are joined by Tal Schwartz, general partner at Wicked ventures, and writer of Canadian FinTech newsletter, to discuss crypto. If your worried about investing Tal will put your worries to ease. Later on Dr. Supriya Sya, lFCAC’s Deputy Commissioner, talks literacy--- financial literacy.

On this Episode of For What It's Worth With Rubina Ahmed-Haq. We are joined by Michael von Massow, Professor at University of Guelph, to talk about the grocery code of conduct and why it matters to you. Angry about the price of food, blame the conduct. Later in the show Scott O’Leary, Vice President, Loyalty and Product at Air Canada, talks about holiday travels and what you can do to make the best out of your trip.

On this Episode of For What It's Worth With Rubina Ahmed-Haq. We are joined by James Petrovic, Technical Producer for What It Worth, to talk about how the newer generation spends money for their holiday gifts. Later in the show Stuart Wilkinson, Chief Consumer Officer: Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario, tells us how to find the best tips when it comes to investing.

On this Episode of For What It's Worth With Rubina Ahmed-Haq. We are joined by Craig Lord, Global News Homeschool, to talk how to score the best mortgage rates. Later in the show Patrick Ens, President at Capital One Canada, discusses why winter causes more financial stress for Canadian's.

On this Episode of For What It's Worth With Rubina Ahmed-Haq. We are joined by Jay Zhao-Murray, FX Analyst at Monex Canada, to explain why the Canadian Dollar is loosing it's value. Should there be worried? Claire Fan, Economist at RBC, joins the show to discuss the recent Bank of Canada announcement and why they decided to hold the rates.

On this Episode of For What It's Worth With Rubina Ahmed-Haq. Joining us is Jeff Doucette, General Manger at Field Agent Canada, to talk about skimpflation and how you're no longer getting bang for your buck. Later in the show James Laird, Co-founder of Ratehub and president of CanWise mortgage lenders, joins us to talk about private lending for homes, will you join on this trend?

On this Episode of For What It's Worth With Rubina Ahmed-Haq. Joining us is Alida Burke, Co-Founder and CFO of Growcer, to talk about the future of farming and how you can get your favorite fruits and vegtables all year round. Later in the show Allison Venditti, founder of Moms and Work, talks about what it's like being a parent in 2023 but more specificlly, how it will effect your wallet.

On this Episode of For What It's Worth With Rubina Ahmed-Haq. Joining us today is Peter Tzanetakis, President of the National Payroll Institute, to talk about how the pandemic impact still effects us financially. Peter also talks about how to spend wisely and what you can do to help your financial stress. Later in the show Leah Zlatkin, COO Mortgage Outlet, joins us to talk about the pros and cons of group mortgages, is it right for you?

On this Episode of For What It's Worth With Rubina Ahmed-Haq. Joining us today is Luc Lapalme, Senior Principal with Mercer Canada, talks with us about the future and your work salary and compensation. Late in the show Sylvain Charlebois, Canadian researcher and professor in food distribution and policy at Dalhousie University in Halifax, to talk about how food inflation may cost you this holiday season. Learn how to save money and still keep the whole family happy and full.

On this Episode of For What It's Worth With Rubina Ahmed-Haq. Joining us today is Tara Parry, a Director at Robert Half, to talk about burnout, appreciation, and happiness when it comes to work. With International Week of Happiness at Work around the corner you don't want to miss this episode. Craig Lord, Global News Journalist and Author of HomeSchool, talks about if an apartment, house, or even a cottage should be your first home!

On this Episode of For What It's Worth With Rubina Ahmed-Haq. We are joined by Barry Choi, Travel and credit Card expert, as he explains the hidden traps credit card points. Later in the show David O'Leary, Founder Kind Wealth, teaches us the secrets of investing.

On this Episode of For What It's Worth With Rubina Ahmed-Haq. We are joined by Erin Bury, CEO and co-founder of Willful, to talk about why having a will is so important. After all, you don't want your family fighting over who gets your Netflix account. Later in the show Shriya Gupta co-founder of Daily Blends, joins us to talk about a new wave of vending machines that not only taste good, but cut down on waste.

On this Episode of For What It's Worth With Rubina Ahmed-Haq. We are joined by Meghan MacPherson, financial planner at Impact Financial Group, to talk about something a lot of Canadians are struggling with — mortgage regret. Later in the show we are learning about math, Girl Math. Alyssa Davies, personal finance expert and owner of Mixed Up Money, explains the new trend of justifying your spending with....logic. After all, if it's under $5 it's free!

On this Episode of For What It's Worth With Rubina Ahmed-Haq. Do you go to your friends or family for financial advice? Maybe even the internet? David O'Leary, Personal Finance Expert at WealthRocket, talks about where you can get quality and personalized advice for you! David will also give tips on what to look out for when seeking advice online, some finfluencer's may be giving out illegal advice. Kids are getting ready to go back to school, are you? Craig Lord, Global News and Home School creator, sits down with Rubina to talk about topics that might go over your head when buying your first home. Do you know all the small fees to look out for? What you should expect from an expecter? But most importantly, did you change the locks?

On this Episode of For What It's Worth With Rubina Ahmed-Haq, we are joined by Wayne Berger, CEO of the Americas for IWG, to talk about Workcations. Learn about what a Workcations is and why it's so important to not only your work life, but your personal life as well. Wayne also explains what to consider before going on your very own Workcations. Later in the show Lorne Marr, Director of Business Development HUB Financial Inc., talks about life insurance premiums, more specifically how smoking effects it.

This is a Best Of episode of April 2023 On this Episode of For What It's Worth With Rubina Ahmed-Haq, we are joined by Alex Kjorven, Ourboro’s Chief Product Officer, to discuss a new way of affording your first home, as well as challenges first-time home buyers face. Alex also talks about what Ourboro is and how it can help you in your home buying process.  Taz Rajan, Community Engagement Partner at Bromwich+Smith, joins the show to discuss how almost 50 % of Canadians feel overwhelmed about their debt and the steps one can take too get a grasp or make a plan when it comes to debt management.

On this Episode of For What It's Worth With Rubina Ahmed-Haq, we are joined by David MacDonald, Senior Economist at CCPA, to talk about the raising cost of renting and how the 30/60/10 rule no longer exists. Later in the show we are joined by Anne Arbour, Director of Strategic Partnerships at the Credit Counseling Society, she talks about why parents are concerned about their children’s financial future. Learn how to talk money with your kids and give them the financial knowledge they need.

On this Episode of For What It's Worth With Rubina Ahmed-Haq, we are joined by Jasmin Guenette, Canada VP of National Affairs, he talks about the massive impact of the BC Port Strike, and how it effects businesses big and small. If you think the stike doesn't effect you, you better think again. Patrick Ens, President at Capital One Canada, comes on the show to explain what Financial Self-Care is, and how you can start. Learn tips and tricks, understand what your needs and wants are, and so much more!

On this Episode of For What It's Worth With Rubina Ahmed-Haq, today we are joined by Claire Fan, Economist at RBC Bank, to talk about rate inflation, and how the bank is handling the new data. What can we expect? What can we learn? Claire will tell you. Kelly Ho, Certified Financial Planner, speaks with us on how to quickly lower you debt. Learn how to manage the financial burden, and tricks that will help in the long run.

On this Episode of For What It's Worth With Rubina Ahmed-Haq, we are joined by Jay Zhao-Murray, Foreign Exchange Analyst at Monex Canada, as he explains why The Bank Of Canada raised it's key rate interest and what we can expect for the rest of the year. Later in the show Craig Lord, Global News Journalist, talks about all the stressors that comes with buying a home. Learn about the questions you should ask, how to stand out, but most importantly, how to make a proper bid.

On this Episode of For What It's Worth With Rubina Ahmed-Haq, Alyson Schafer, Family Councilor, joins our show to talk about cost effective summer plans the whole family can enjoy! Don't believe me? Listen for yourself. Later in the show Robert Coruzzi, Wealth Manager, explains what it means to inherit a cottage and unexpected hurtles that comes with it.

On this Episode of For What It's Worth With Rubina Ahmed-Haq, Rubina chats with Bill VanGorder, Chief operations officer of CARP (Canadian Association of Retired Person) , as he talks about the new age of retirement and what people can expect. Later in the show Liza Akhvledziani, CEO of Chexy, joins us to talk about renting and how one app can change it all.

On this Episode of For What It's Worth With Rubina Ahmed-Haq, Rubina chats with Craig Lord, National Online Journalist for Global News, about starter homes. Learn what to look out for and how to set a budget. Later in the show Johanne Plamondon, certified financial planner of Raymond James Ltd., joins us to talk about our favorite stressor, money, and how it effects our mental health.

On this Episode of For What It's Worth With Rubina Ahmed-Haq, Rubina is excited to welcome Craig Pike, Owner of Craig's Cookies to talk about what rainbow washing is, and how he was able to grow a business by leaps and bounds during the COVID 19 pandemic. Following that up is Mike Shekhtman, Senior Regional Director at RH to tell us about how the pandemic has shifted fathers ideology when it comes to working from home. Rubina ends the show discussing Martha Stewarts quotes on how people need to go back in office.

On this Episode of For What It's Worth With Rubina Ahmed-Haq, Rubina has money saving advice for those entering the work force for the first time with the help of Aaron Ruston, financial advisor with Purposed Financial Corp. Rubina is then joined by Izzy Piyale-Sheard, career coach at clear career , to help shed light on the pro's of having a good LinkedIn page, as an exercise Izzy takes a look at Rubina's page and gives some pointers too make it better. Too end the show Rubina reflects on the profit rise of Dollarama

On this Episode of For What It's Worth With Rubina Ahmed-Haq, Intros the show talking about the upcoming the Bank of Canada's interest announcement and what it means for you, before chatting with Parween Mander, Money Coach and owner of The Wealthy Wolf, about the rise of financial influencers. As well as sitting down with guest, Heather Haslam, VP of marketing for ADP Canada, discussing the new happy index showing that Canadians are actually happier at work then they have been before. Rubina finishes the show with some money saving tips as we enter the summer months.

On this Episode of For What It's Worth With Rubina Ahmed-Haq, Rubina sits down with Nathan Kennedy, Content creator, Financial enthusiast, and Host of the New Money Podcast, to talk about why Gen Z is afraid of investing. During their conversation we learn how to gain confidence while investing and where to start. We also meet Mattea Roach, the Canadian tutor who held a 23-game winning streak on Jeopardy. She gives us some important insight in how she managed her winnings.

On this Episode of For What It's Worth With Rubina Ahmed-Haq, Rubina kicks off the show talking about digital currency and digital wallets, before being joined by Subodha Kumar, Ph.D. | Paul R. Anderson Distinguished Chair Professor, Professor of Statistics, Operations, and Data Science at Temple University, to talk about the growing thoughts of AI and the role it could play in your finances. After the break Rubina revisits a conversation she had in a prior episode talking to Taz Rajan, Community Engagement Partner at Bromwich+Smith, to discuss how almost 50 % of Canadians feel overwhelmed about their debt and the steps one can take to get a grasp or make a plan when it comes to debt management. To end the show some money saving tips when buying concert tickets.

On this Episode of For What It's Worth With Rubina Ahmed-Haq, its mothers, day weekend, so Rubina kicks off the show talking about the reality of mothers who are being called back into office after working remotely since the start of the pandemic with friend Allsion Veddit, Moms and work. After the break Rubina has her monthly chat with Craig Lord, Global National Online journalist for Global News and author of Homeschool, and they discuss the steps to find the right realtor for you. To end the show Rubina shares a money saving idea Amazon is doing in the states and if we should adopt the idea here.

On this Episode of For What It's Worth With Rubina Ahmed-Haq, Rubina starts off by discussing yet another collapse of a U.S Bank in the case of First Republic Bank before being joined by Kevin Cork, Certified Financial Planner with the Absolute Group, to talk about the best and worst ways to spend your tax return. Rubina welcomes Suzie Yorke, founder of Love Good Fats, to discuss mother's day and Suzie's story of becoming an entrepreneur. Rubina closes out the show talking about the changes in location people work remotely from.

On this Episode of For What It's Worth With Rubina Ahmed-Haq, Rubina starts with a last second reminder to get your taxes in and tools the CRA provides to help file the taxes. After that Rubina pivots to talking about the home and talking about finances and roommates with guest, Natasha Struminikovski,  Associate Vice President, Shopping Product Group Owner, Homeowners Journey at TD. To end the the show Caleb Richter, CEO My  E Listing in the U.S joins the show to talk about his new start up that allows people to buy homes in Texas with crypto currency.

On this Episode of For What It's Worth With Rubina Ahmed-Haq, Rubina is joined by Alex Kjorven, Ourboro’s Chief Product Officer, to discuss a new way of affording your first home, as well as challenges first-time home buyers face. Alex also talks about what Ourboro is and how it can help you in your home buying process. Craig Lord, Global News National Online Journalist, also joins us today to give us a rundown of what's happening in the current mortgage market. He will discuss everything from what mortgages actually are to the Bank of Canada pausing their interest rates.

On this Episode of For What It's Worth With Rubina Ahmed-Haq, Rubina starts off talking about the government account First Home Saving Account (FHSA), what it is and the benefits, but also some off the issues with the account. the first guest on the show is Taz Rajan, Community Engagement Partner at Bromwich+Smith, who joins to discuss how almost 50 % of Canadians feel overwhelmed about their debt and the steps one can take too get a grasp or make a plan when it comes to debt management.  Dan Kelly, President and CEO of the Canadian Federation of Businesses, is the second guest and he joins the program to break down the promise from the federal budget too reduce the credit card transaction cost and what it would mean for small businesses. Too tie it all together Rubina breaks down the most affordable cities inside Canada for first time home buyers.

On this Episode of For What It's Worth With Rubina Ahmed-Haq, Rubina breaks down the federal budget, Lorne Marr, Director of Business Development at HUB Financial Inc, comes on the show to talk about when to think about life insurance and what you can do to get a good plan. and if you thought Rubina wasn't going to talk taxes well you'd be wrong as Erik Solbakken, CPA, Speaker, Business Advisor, and Creator of the Accountant Success Formula™ joins the show to talk about changing the mindset about filing your taxes.

On this Episode of For What It's Worth With Rubina Ahmed-Haq, Rubina is talking all about the retail landscape. Bruce Winder, Retail Analyst and Author joins to talk about the liquidation of Nordstrom, the return of Zellers and the future of brick and mortar retail. Lisa Hutcheson, Manager JC Williams Group and Retail Strategist, follows that conversation up with everything you need to know about the new Canadian Tire loyalty program that they want YOU to pay for.

On this Episode of For What It's Worth With Rubina Ahmed-Haq, We talk taxes, Rubina starts the show discussing Silicon Valley Bank, before being joined by Yannick Lemay, Tax Expert at H&R Block to talk tax tips and best practices. Later on Rebecca Kong, PhD in Cognitive Development, Manager, Consumer Research and Experimentation at the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada, joins the program to talk financial literacy for teenagers. Rubina ends the show by giving her two cents on the Flair Airline Situation.

On this Episode of For What It's Worth With Rubina Ahmed-Haq, we talk with Craig Lord, Host of Homeschool on Global News Radio, about his new show and how Gen Z and Millennials can learn to buy their first home. Chantal Mackenzie, Regional Vice President, at Canada Protection Plan, joins the show to teach us about the history of woman's financial literacy. Rubina ends the show posing a question to you! Instead of working from home would you work from a cruise for an extra 41k a year? Let her know on Twitter @ https://twitter.com/RubinaAhmedHaq

On this Episode of For What It's Worth With Rubina Ahmed-Haq, we discuss the trends in the housing market and what is a heloc with Romana King, Senior Finance Editor at Finder.com. We all heard about quiet quitting, but Janet Candido, HR expert, Founder and Principle of Candido Consultant Group joins us on the show to talk about quiet hiring. To end the show Rubina talks about support dogs at CIBC when it comes to talking about money.

On this Episode of For What It's Worth With Rubina Ahmed-Haq, we discuss the latest inflation data and why food prices remain persistently high with Claire Fan, Economist at RBC. As well, Rubina talks about remote work and if it's really here to stay with Koula Vasilopoulos, Senor Managing Director at Robert Half Canada.

On this Episode of For What It's Worth With Rubina Ahmed-Haq, cheap and cheerful ways to have family fun with Professional Home Economist Sue Spicer, and how to stop making money decisions you regret with Shannon Lee Simmons, Certified Financial Planner, Founder of the New School of Finance, and now Author. As well, Rubina breaks down a new challenge going viral on TikTok that could save you $5000. 

On this Episode of For What It's Worth With Rubina Ahmed-Haq, There are changes coming to the air passengers' bill of rights, that could make airline travel easier for Canadians with Omar Kaywan, Co-Founder and Chief Growth Officer at Goose Insurance. As well, a new game promises to make the subject of money easier to bring up with your romantic partner this Valentine's Day with Trish Tambellini, Director of Brand Marketing at Coast Capital . This and more this week on For What It's Worth. 

On this Episode of For What It's Worth With Rubina Ahmed-Haq, Rubina talks RRSP before being joined by Robin Taub,  Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA), author of The Wisest Investment: Teaching Your Kids to Be Responsible, Independent and Money-Smart for Life, to give advice on how to talk about money with your kids. In the second break Rubina talks with Alfred Chung, Senior Manager, Segment Strategy & Sales at TD Bank,

This week on For What It's Worth with Rubina Ahmed-Haq, Talks how retailers are making online shopping easier with Shash Anand, Senior Vice President of Product Strategy at SOTI. Before sitting down with Chrissy Kay, host of the blog Eat Sleep Breath FI to discuss how to save money while grocery shopping. To end the show Rubina tells a personal story about borrowing money from family and how to set finical boundaries with family

This week on For What It's Worth with Rubina Ahmed-Haq, Where and what are Canadians charging on their credit cards? With Michelle Meyer, Chief Economist at the MasterCard Economic Institute. And how to set yourself up for success by becoming more financially confident in 2023 we have all the tips with guest Jackie Porter, Financial Planner and Financial Spokesperson for PC Financial . Finally there may be new (stricter) mortgage rules coming, that could impact the most vulnerable borrowers.

This week on For What It's Worth with Rubina Ahmed-Haq, Mortgage trigger rates, student financial wellness With Maryam Moshiri, Leads the Student Banking offers wtih Simplii Financial, and how to be a successful remote worker with Wayne Berger, CEO of IWG. As well, would you consider having a micro wedding? Many young people are as the cost of living continues to rise. 

On this episode of For What It's Worth with Rubina Ahmed-Haq, Rubina talks with Myron Genyk, CEO and Co-Founder of Evermore about retirement investments goals, and Financial New Years Resolution Goals and how to form those saving habits. After Rubina is joined by Carissa Lucreziano, Vice President for Financial and Investments Advice for CIBC to talk about CIBC Poll on ecnomic worries in 2023 and what are the best ways to prepare for 2023.

On this episode of For What It's Worth with Rubina Ahmed-Haq, tackles holiday spending as well as a 2023 finical look ahead. she is also joined by Aseel El-Baba, from Conscious Economics to talk financial confidence and the barriers many people face living paycheck to paycheck. Later in the show Rubina brings on Mark Franklin, Practice Leader at careercycles.ca, to discuss rising expenses and what workers can expect from their employers when it comes to a raise in 2023. Rubina ends the show with her new years resolutions for 2023.

On this episode of For What It's Worth with Rubina Ahmed-Haq. Rubina Dives in and tackles climbing interest rates before being joined by Cissy Pau of Clear HR Consulting to talk about what employees can expect from their employers in 2023. Too cap off the show in the festive spirit Rubina talks with Anne Gaviola, Senior Business Correspondent for Global News about some gift saving tips for this holiday season.