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RBC FINANCIAL GROUP TENTH ANNUAL HOUSING STUDY 2003 #2
One in Twenty (5%) Share Their Home with Parents/In-laws, While 12% Expect to in the Future
If Parents Move In, Family and Friends (37%) and Being Close to Medical Services (32%) Most Important External Factors in Homes, While No Stairs (51%) Viewed as Most Important Internal Feature of Homes
Half (47%) Say Likely to Sell Home When They Get Older, While 14% Say they are Likely to Move In with Their Children -
RBC Financial Group Tenth Annual Housing Study 2003
Number of Canadians Very Likely (13%) to Purchase a Home Within Two Years Consistent with 2001 (13%) and 2002 (12%) Findings
86% Believe Purchasing House/Condominium a Good Investment
Four in Ten (38%) Potential Home Purchasers Expect to Buy a New Home, while 60% Say Likely to Purchase a Resale -
Biz Buzz: Who's Following the News and Especially Business News?
The Where's, What's and How's of Business News: What's Most Thorough, Reliable and Trustworthy . . .
And After Taking the Pulse Seven Months Ago, Where are Canadians and Investors At, In a Post-Enron/WorldCom World? -
More Than Half (55%) Of Canadian Adults 18 to 35 Are Not Planning To Contribute To An RRSP For 2002
The 12th Annual RBC RRSP Poll Also Found That 56 Per Cent Of 18 To 34 Year Olds Do Not Have A Registered Retirement Savings Plan
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Canadians Spend $990 Million For Gifts Online During 2002 Holiday Season, Down 14% From 2001
Decrease In Average Amount Spent And Few New Online Shoppers Leads To Decline
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Seven-in-Ten (67%) Canadians Approaching Retirement Are Unsure About Their Retirement Future
The 12th Annual RBC RRSP Poll Also Found That 59% Of Those Aged 45 And Up, Who Are Not Yet Retired, Are Feeling Behind In Meeting Their Retirement Goals
And 56% Have Not Determined The Amount They Will Need To Save To Ensure They Have A Comfortable Retirement -
86% of Canadian CEOs Bullish That Their Business Has What It Takes To Compete in a Global Marketplace - Up from 76% in 2001
But Only 40% Say It's Time To Expand Into New Markets Rather Than Solidify Current Market
Top Priorities For CEOs: Ensuring Long-Term Company Financial Health; Increasing Productivity And Performance Improvement; Attracting And Retaining High Calibre Employees -
Canada's CEOs Modestly Optimistic With National Economic Expectations For 2003 - 77% Believe National Economy Will Slow Down But Continue To Have Some Growth
But CEOs Confident (81%) That There Will Not Be A Major Economic Downturn In The Next Two Years