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When looking at the locations that our clients live in, I’m not sure anyone escaped the heat wave that we experienced across Western Canada this summer. Here in the Calgary area, we got day after day of plus 30 temperatures and that was right before we left for Southern Saskatchewan …

Getting Back to Basics

Recessions, stock-market declines, housing market bubbles, joblessness and, most recently, a global pandemic have created a series of challenges for people trying to start, grow or maintain a retirement savings plan. Given this rollercoaster, it’s natural to wonder if you’re doing all you can to protect your retirement nest egg. …

When Margaret and James married in 2005, it was a second marriage for both of them. They had no children, so when they did their financial planning, their wills were clear that 100% of their estates would go to the other. Believing this was sufficient protection, they built a life …

The goal of financial planning is to build enough assets, by the time you retire, that the income earned from investments (including pensions etc.) will provide you with your desired lifestyle, without the need to get out of bed and go to work.   Simple, right? All other discussions relate …

After a very tough couple of months, things here in Alberta are starting to feel pretty good again. While the weather has been hit or miss, Natalie and I have got our girls outside every chance we get. They are having fun riding their bikes around the neighbourhood and seeing …

It’s all part of the process when you are arranging a mortgage for your new home. The bank employee inevitably asks if you would like to purchase mortgage insurance. No one likes to think about their own mortality; however, we all know deep down that stuff happens. People contract terminal …

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