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We Built a Budget Planner Spreadsheet for Canadian Households — Here's What's Inside

  If you've been reading our RRSP/TFSA/FHSA and household budgeting pieces, you already know the line we keep coming back to: a plan is only as good as your ability to actually track it. So we built something to close that gap. Introducing the Canadian Budget Planner It's an editable spreadsheet — not a course, not a subscription, just a tool you can start using today — built specifically around how Canadian households actually budget. What's inside: Monthly Budget tab — Planned vs. Actual across Housing, Transportation, Debt, Food, Personal and more, with totals and your savings rate calculated automatically RRSP, TFSA and FHSA contributions get their own line — treated as a required part of the budget, not whatever's left over at the end of the month Annual Overview tab — a 12-month view with an auto-updating income-vs-expenses chart and a savings-rate chart, so you can see your trend across the year Just fill in the blue cells — every total, difference, and percen...

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Market Gains Amid Nvidia Earnings Analysis

 

On Thursday, U.S. stock futures saw an uptick as investors digested Nvidia’s latest earnings report. The Dow Jones Industrial Average futures rose by 0.4%, while S&P 500 futures increased by 0.3%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 futures also edged up by 0.1%.

Nvidia’s earnings report revealed a profit beat for the third quarter, but the company forecasted its slowest revenue growth in seven quarters due to supply chain issues. These constraints are expected to limit deliveries of Nvidia’s new flagship Blackwell chip, pushing potential revenue boosts into the future.

Despite the mixed reactions to Nvidia’s earnings, the broader market showed resilience. Investors are also keeping an eye on upcoming economic data, including weekly jobless claims, which will provide further insights into the labor market and the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decisions.

Elsewhere in the tech sector, Alphabet’s shares saw a slight decline following the Department of Justice’s request for Google to divest its Chrome browser. Meanwhile, Bitcoin continued its upward trajectory, reaching a new all-time high above $98,000.

As the market navigates these developments, investors remain focused on the potential impacts of economic policies and corporate earnings on future growth.




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