In the months and years that followed the great financial crisis, young Canadians struggled to gain stable full-time employment. Many turned to gig work, underemployment and even unpaid internships to make ends meet. At the time, economists warned us that this would have profound effects on their future wellbeing — professional, financial and even personal.

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A former futures trading advisor at RBC Dominion Securities Inc. is being sanctioned in a settlement with regulators for engaging in extensive discretionary trading in clients’ accounts — even though most saw significant gains. James Langton’s got the details.

Retirement doesn’t look like it used to and many clients need a financial plan tailored to their unique situation. Noushin Ziafati spoke to a 74-year-old who continues to work part-time and the advisor that’s helped him and his wife put together a flexible plan.

A regulatory hearing panel has ordered almost $9 million in disgorgement and penalties against the perpetrator of a Ponzi scheme that was “dressed up as modern trading success story” and took in $150 million from investors. James Langton reports.

Cemil Otar shares how preparing for the bad times — especially when everyone else is brimming with optimism — shaped his approach to investing.