Kevin Trott, Mobile Mortgage Advisor at CIBC
117 Bath Rd K7L 1H2 Kingston, ON, Canada

Few of us love spending time in our inboxes. Email is one of the tasks people complain about most, but the problem may not be the tool itself, but rather how we’re using it.

It’s time to reimagine our work spaces as environments geared toward wellness and healthnot just productivity.

Learn about how debt consolidation works and if it can help you regain control of your finances.

It can be tougher to network during COVID-19. But there are some fresh ways to build (and maintain) a broader base of who you know. Here are some smart ways to start:

While most real estate transactions are pretty straightforward, different rules apply when a rental property is concerned. Here are different scenarios you might encounter when buying a rental property that has tenants.

When you work from home, there will be a million different things vying for your attentionthe television, kids, pets, the dirty laundry. So how do you get all your work done productively, efficiently and without distractions? Here are 61 of the best ways:

It’s the year of the Ox, befitting in a year which many will be getting back to work. But forecasts for US growth are looking more like a cheetah, as projections adjust to the increasing likelihood that the COVID relief bill will gain passage in Congress.

Aside from lower valuations, factors like post-pandemic growth are poised to push up commodities and other sectors in the cyclically sensitive TSX. CIBC’s Craig Jerusalim discusses how the tides are turning for Canadian equities versus the U.S.

Even though you’re not out there mingling, you can still form meaningful professional relationships. Here are 4 ways to network in an all-remote world.

While millions of Canadians have embraced the TFSA as a way to save for retirement, we shouldn’t forget that for many of us, RRSPs are still the vehicle of choice for long-term savings.

Homes remain affordable in a number of Canadian real estate markets. Here are 10 Canadian markets where mortgages take up less than 15% of a household's average income.

Taking regular breaks is key. But what you do during them is just as important.

Try these four techniques to make a dedicated effort toward less screen time this year.

Motivation is all around you. It’s on your bookshelf, it’s in your past triumphs, and it’s in the relationships you have with friends and colleagues. To put it simply, motivation is waiting for you. Here are six tips for getting and staying motivated:

How you spend your morning can dramatically impact the productivity of your entire day. If you're looking for a productivity boost, consider adding one of these healthy morning habits to your routine.

Even if you’re working from home it’s important to give thought to how you’re presenting yourself, if you want to get ahead. Here are six ways to make sure when you work remotely that you don’t look like you’ve gone off the deep end:

The idea here is to be quite ordinary at things that don’t matter in order to become extraordinary at things that do. In return, you get to thrive and not just surviveeven in the era of COVID-19.

According to one company interviewed by Forbes, as well as research by Harvard Business Review, working from home boosts company-wide productivityit doesn’t squander it.