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Sandy Yong

Sandy Yong

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Contributor, Freelance

Toronto

Biography

Sandy Yong is the award-winning author, personal finance writer and TEDx speaker based in Toronto, Canada. Her book, The Money Master, teaches young adults a step-by-step plan on how they can overcome their fears and achieve financial independence. As a Keynote Speaker, Sandy teaches female millennials how to invest in the stock market, in real estate and start their own business. She was a TEDx Speaker at the TEDxRyersonU Conference. Her work has been featured in online publications including MoneySense, vcita, GreedyRates.ca, and Nonfiction Authors Association. She focuses on writing about personal finance and investing. In addition, she provides ghostwriting services. As an avid real estate investor, she owns several income properties in Canada. Sandy was named Top 10 From The Past 10 from the Ted Rogers School of Management at Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University) Sandy is proudly partnered with CAMH: The Centre For Addiction and Mental Health to help raise awareness about mental health. For every book purchase, she personally donates $2 towards this charity to help spearhead mental health research. For more info, please visit: www.sandyyong.com.

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personal finance, real estate investing, saving debt., budgeting, credit cards family finances, retirement, financial planning stock market investing, student loans

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physics, theoretical

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Total articles 70

  • Best Industrial Stocks in Canada: Top Manufacturing & TSX Picks

    By Sandy Yong, Christy Bieber Verified, Leslie Kennedy, Em Norton| Money Canada@ Skip to main content@@ While we adhere to strict editorial guidelines, partners on this page may provide us earnings.

    By Sandy Yong, Christy Bieber Verified, Leslie Kennedy, Em Norton · Money Canada

    Mar. 03, 2025

  • How the CRA was hacked

    By Sandy Yong| consolidatedcreditcanada.ca@ Posted on | by (6 minutes read ) In the summer of 2023, more than 60,000 CRA accounts were hacked and used to submit fake tax returns, according to an investigation by CBC’s The Fifth Estate and Radio-Canada. Forty million dollars of fraudulent refunds were stopped part way when an investigation uncovered that the CRA was being duped. From this fallout, the data breach has raised concerns about the safety of online personal information and how the federal government manages it.

    By Sandy Yong · consolidatedcreditcanada.ca

    Jan. 15, 2025

  • Stop blind spending! Here are 5 steps to create a simple budget that helps you spend with intention

    By Sandy Yong| MSN Money Canada Verified Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.

    By Sandy Yong · MSN Money Canada

    Dec. 21, 2024

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Freelance

Freelancer.com is the largest freelancing and crowdsourcing marketplace in the world, connecting over 81 million employers and freelancers across more than 247 countries. Founded in 2009 and based in Sydney, Australia, the platform allows employers to post jobs while freelancers can bid on these projects. It is publicly traded on the Australian Securities Exchange under the ticker ASX:FLN. The platform supports a variety of work categories, including software development, writing, design, and marketing. Freelancer.com also offers contests for creative work, where employers can award prize money to winning entries. Users can choose from different membership plans, including free and paid subscriptions, which provide various benefits. The mobile app enhances project management and communication for users on the go. With a diverse customer base that includes individuals, small businesses, and large enterprises, Freelancer.com plays a significant role in the global online economy.

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