Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWhy companies aren’t going public anymore
Season 7 Episode 2
Only a handful of companies have gone public on the TSX in the last few years. Paul Haavardsrud explores why that’s bad for investors and the economy…
8 months, 1 week ago
Split up? In this economy?!
Season 7 Episode 1
About one in three marriages end in divorce in Canada. But the high cost of housing has some people doing the unthinkable — continuing to live with t…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
From the archives: Your questions about the economy
Season 6 Episode 52
This week, we dug through the vaults to find the best of your questions! Like, why does a deli roast chicken cost less than cooking one yourself? Wha…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Has Canada's EV dream stalled?
Season 6 Episode 51
Canadians have hit the breaks on buying electric vehicles. But to meet the federal mandate, 10 years from now, every new vehicle sold in this country…
9 months ago
Why hasn't the tariff apocalypse happened?
Season 6 Episode 50
Back in the spring, Trump's tariff threats had Canadians ducking for cover. We were bracing for massive job losses, inflation, even a full-blown rece…
9 months, 1 week ago
Should Canada join the EU?
Season 6 Episode 49
It's not as far-fetched as it sounds. Canada needs new economic allies, and we meet a lot of the criteria for membership. So could we? Should we? Mon…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Rob Carrick on 3 decades of writing about personal finance
Season 6 Episode 48
The world of money has changed a lot since the 90s, and Rob Carrick has seen it all. From the 2008 financial crisis to the recent rise in housing pri…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
New to Cost of Living? Start here!
Money talks. We translate. Paul Haavardsrud looks at the way money shapes our lives in ways big, small, obvious, and unseen. New episodes drop every …
9 months, 3 weeks ago
This number is the magic key to your identity
Season 6 Episode 47
Social insurance numbers are like snowflakes. No two are alike. That's what makes them so valuable to the wrong kind of people. So if SINs are so imp…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Do you know where your retirement savings are? (Encore Edition)
Season 6 Episode 46
Some of us might forget $20 in a coat pocket, but what about thousands of dollars in pension payments? It happens more often than you might think. We…
10 months ago