An overwhelming portion of Canadians do not need whole life insurance. It’s expensive, complicated, and more difficult to apply for than its more approachable peer, term life insurance.

But for those who need it, boy is it a wonderful wealth building tool!

First, Term Insurance

Term insurance ...

When you buy an investment and the value of that investment goes up over time, you are going to pay tax on it. There's no way around it. I don’t care if it is a stock, a piece of artwork, shares in your own business, or a 10-unit commercial building, the tax man will cometh, eventually.

Exceptio...

Above is a graph of a typical retiree’s spending over time. It’s not scientific; it’s not derived from a famous study, but it is a trend that I have found to hold true with almost all retired clients.

Let me explain.

The upward slant

Life costs more every year. The 2023 word of the year: ‘in...

This should not be a controversial take, but it is: 

You should not care what ‘the markets’ are doing.  

Focus on you and your plan.

The market is not a logical place

Stock markets are notoriously irrational places; they can go up or down based on a tweet, a war in a faraway land, or because ...

 I get it, baring your financial details can make you feel exposed and vulnerable, maybe even judged.

Giving someone access to your finances feels vulnerable, whether you have a little, a lot, or have no idea how much you have. Even (especially) with family and friends, sharing financial informatio...

Be honest, when’s the last time you slowed down?

Hear me out. Maybe you started your business 15 years ago with a couple of shovels and a beat-up truck, a laptop and a dream, or using your kitchen as Grand Central for your shipping operations. Although it still might feel like you’re just ‘getting ...

There is an investment firm in Calgary called Mawer Investments and they are VERY good at what they do.

The company's slogan is 'Be Boring. Make Money' and that resonates with me at my core! Having been through a fair share of market dips in my 11ish year career, I LOVE boring (and you should ...

𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫: 𝐈 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦 ‘𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐝’ 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.
 
To hire a team of CFAs, MBAs, and even PhD’s to manage your hard-earned retirement dollars, you need to only pay as little as 1% per year. I believe this is the wisest investment my clients could ever make.
 
How you ask...

Accounting is arguably as boring, if not more boring (or 10X more boring if you ask me) than investing and life insurance. It is so boring, that 'being an accountant' is my standard litmus test for the most boring job on earth 🤓

When I met the crew @truenorthaccounting my perception changed fo...

The top 5 reasons why paying an advisor roughly 1% per year is worth it:

1️⃣ 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙤𝙣'𝙩 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙙𝙪𝙢𝙗 𝙙𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨. When your rec hockey buddy tells you he's mortgaging his house to buy a penny stock or a cryptocurrency that you don't even understand, someone will be there to talk you down or at least thr...

First and foremost, how cute is Quinn?! She was just about two in this photo and it is one of my all-time favourites.

She's cute. I love her to death. But she does not need $100,000 to go to school with! Hot takes on RESP savings below...

RESPs are great – taking free money from the govern...

First, we determine how much you spend; without knowing what your ideal quality of life now looks like, it’s impossible to predict the future.

Next, how many years until you retire? What will your life cost you at that point?

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲? No crystal balls here, but we usua...