For What It's Worth

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.