For What It's Worth

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...

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 h...

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 J...

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. Aft...

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...

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...

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 th...

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 giv...

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...

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, a...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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, Segm...

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 se...

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 the...

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...

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...

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 ho...

On this episode of For What It's Worth with Rubina Ahmed-Huq. With interest rates and inflation rising Christmas is tough this year. Jessica Moorehouse, Accredited Financial Councilor breaks down ways that we can save and scale back Christmas to make it more affordable. Planning ahead is key. Rubina also speaks with the head of HR at Ceridian Susan Toyhama about how employees are growing more and...