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I Don't Need to be Your Friend financial planning money management retirement planning savings May 15, 2024

We donโ€™t need to be buddies for me to be the perfect Financial Planner for you.ย 

As Planners attempt to separate themselves from the herd and create a unique approach, a lot are taking it upon themselves to interject their life into yours fully. You know the, โ€˜I want to have REAL relationships with...

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Yeah, But Why? financial planning savings Mar 26, 2024

Why do you save money? No, but reallyโ€ฆwhy?

Donโ€™t give me a surface level answer.

I work with a professional to help me write these blogs, my social media posts, and even my strategic business marketing stuff. She is a high level thinker, not just a โ€˜doerโ€™ - she challenges me.

We met a few weeks a...

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Baring Your Financial Details Can Leave You Feeling Exposed calgary money advice financial advice financial planning money management savings Mar 19, 2024

ย 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...

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Maui is Officially in My Financial Plan financial planning retirement retirement planning retirement savings savings Feb 27, 2024

Unattainable goals

Humpback whales are breaching in the background as I type this.

I have a steaming hot cup of black coffee, chill beats playing in the background, and the kids are eating cereal at the counter.

Our day will consist of bizarrely smooth and silky shaved ice, snorkeling with colour...

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Will We Have Enough? financial planning retirement retirement planning retirement savings savings Dec 19, 2023

To a person, all of my retired clients start with this goal: 'I do not want to be a financial burden.'ย  Sure, it is worded differently or coded as, 'Will we have enough?', but most people want the same thing - to be able to take care of themselves financially.ย 

Here is how to do that...

Retire Deb...

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In 100 words or less, how we calculate how much our clients need to retire! calgary money advice investment returns retirement rrsp savings tfsa Aug 06, 2021

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

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

๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜† ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ? No crystal balls here, but we usua...

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