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RRSP Income Options

Let us discuss a scenario that faces a high number of retirees and soon-to-be-retirees all over the country. You have spent years saving for your retirement and you have made smart decisions about using the power of RRSPs to accumulate a significant nest egg.   But now you’re unsure about …

The media in general has a tendency to take an idea or story and run with it until the original context or point is lost in a wave of misinformation, taking a form of its own. At that point, the idea can become very dangerous to you as an individual …

Back to School

Calgary had experienced more rain this summer than we could imagine and we were sick for a good chunk of August. That being said, we still had a really good summer. I got a road trip to Denver in and the girls and I made a couple of trips back …

The Predicament of Sudden Wealth

Imagine one of the following scenarios. Suppose you have suddenly come into a significant sum of money. For the interest of this example, we will imagine that it is one million dollars. This might have come to you by way of a lottery win, an estate inherited after the death …

The Advice Dilemma

A constant dilemma for Advisors working with clients to help them realize their goals and dreams is striking a balance between the tyranny of immediate current events with the need to stay focused on your longer term goals.   The recent Brexit vote in the U.K. is a case in …

Final Days of Summer!

We hope that everyone has been able to get outside and enjoy some sunshine during this wet and unpredictable July! Vienna, Berlin and I were able to take the August long weekend to spend time visiting clients and splashing in the lake in Saskatchewan. Natalie and London stuck closer to …

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