Who is Your Trusted Contact Person?
Monica was alarmed to hear from her mother’s financial advisor expressing concern over some unusual financial requests. She called her mom, who seemed fine, but Monica couldn’t get the conversation with the financial advisor out of her head. She travelled to see her mom in person and was dismayed to discover numerous unpaid bills […]
Interest Rates and Your Financial Strategy
Working towards financial independence includes assumptions about how the world operates and how we navigate within that environment. These assumptions work best when the world remains the same allowing you to make reasonable future projections. Challenges come when changes occur in the operating environment which may require reassessing wealth building strategies. The disruptions from […]
How to Get Income Out of Your RRSPs
Roger and Linda, like many Canadians, have saved for years for their retirement. They took advantage of RRSPs and now have a substantial amount of savings. As Roger will turn age 71 this year, they need to decide on the best strategy for using their RRSPs for their retirement income needs. Until now, Roger […]
Back to School
September is always a very busy time of year for us with getting our three girls back to school. We’ve got one in her last year of Elementary and two in Middle School, so lots going on. We are getting settled in and adjusted to the early morning drop-offs. Please bear with us as we […]
