Learn how to save more and spend less!
Participants in this workshop will learn to:
- Apply financial knowledge to make informed decisions about money.
- Read and understand a pay stub and its relationship to a T4 slip.
- Create a budget to help develop a savings plan.
- Understand and apply strategies for saving money and reducing spending to achieve success.
- Develop ways to invest savings and achieve financial success.
- Develop a basic understanding of credit lenders, credit scores, and credit reports, including what they mean and actions that can improve their score.
Presentation will be led by Mark Grenon (CPA, CA•IFA, CFF, CFE, DIFA)
Mark is a Forensic Accounting Specialist with the federal government. Prior to joining the public sector, Mark worked with Ernst & Young in its Audit, Tax and estate planning groups as well as the firm’s Corporate Finance practices, across Ottawa, Toronto, and Montreal. Since joining the federal government, Mark has collaborated with numerous domestic law enforcement agencies and international government partners, providing expert witness reports and testimony in criminal matters involving money laundering, proceeds of crime, fraud, tax evasion, and the bribery of public officials. Mark is also an instructor with CPA Ontario, where he teaches CAS 240: Audit Engagements - Risk Related to Fraud, Fraud Happens, and Fraud Risk Management. In addition, he is a frequent speaker at the Canadian Police College and at government and professional conferences, presenting on a wide range of topics related to accounting, finance, fraud, and financial crime.