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Four in Five (83%) `905' Residents of the GTA Oppose Implementation of a New Municipal Land Transfer Tax Even If Revenue Goes Towards Offsetting Deficits or Increasing Programs
Majority (77%) of Prospective Homebuyers in the GTA Say Presence of LTT in Toronto Makes Them More Likely to Consider Purchasing a Home Outside the City
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Although Half (46%) Always Budget Their Money, One-Quarter (24%) Don't Budget At All
More Canadians Don't Save or Invest For Retirement (44%) and Big Ticket Items (44%), While Four in Ten (42%) Parents Don't Save For Children's Education
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More Canadians (26%, +4 pts) Have No Personal Debt Compared to Last year, Although Those With Debt Are Less Comfortable (40%, -5 pts) and More Anxious (34%, +2pts) With Their Debt Level This Year
Despite This, Majority (58%) of Canadians Are Happy With Their Current Debt Situation
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Four in Ten (38%) Retired Boomers Say They Didn't Retire at a Time of Their Choosing; Most (85%) Pre-Retired Boomers Think They'll Pick a Time of Their Choosing
One-in-Five (20%) Retired Boomers Knew One Month Before Actual Retirement; Four in Ten (42%) Had Less Than Six Months Notice
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Men and Women Differ When It Comes to Investment Motivations: Women Most Influenced by Life Events (28%), Men Swayed by Progress Towards Future Needs (27%)
Investor Confidence Also a Divergent Factor Between the Sexes as More Men (61%) Believe They Are Good Investors Compared to Women (47%)
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Majority `Agree' Older Workers Bring Experience/Insight (93%) and are More Loyal and Reliable than Younger Workers (78%)
Canadians Assess Workplace Stereotypes
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Canadian Financial Advisors See U.S. Markets as More Bullish than Canadian Counterpart in Next Fiscal Year
Slowdown in Chinese Economy (57%), Breakup of Eurozone (43%), and Sovereign Debt Crisis (39%) Seen As Biggest Threats to Canadian Economy
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With Inter-Provincial Working Group Seeking Transformative and Innovative Healthcare Sustainability, Majority of Canadians Support Private Sector Pharmacies Extending Products and Services into Avenues of Healthcare
Majority (82%) Believe Offerings Would Be Higher or Same as Currently Available Services
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Despite Perceived Changes in Health After Retirement, Just Half (49%) of Retired Boomers Have a Current Health Directive
While eight in ten (81%) have a current will, only four in ten (39%) have a current financial directive