I’ve been pondering about writing an article on gratitude over the last few months. I launched Northern River Financial just over a year ago. We have been warmly embraced and have seen very strong and positive growth. With the approach […]
Lately, I’ve been hearing about how some people feel that the quality of financial advice provided by their Financial Advisors has been lacking. Does this sound familiar… “The only time I get a call from my Financial Advisor is during […]
As we approach September, the subject of discussion in some of our meetings was how to prepare students heading off for post-secondary education. I reflected on one client who decided, that as a result of her experiences, to become financially literate. […]
One of the most common questions I am asked when engaging with a client for the first time is how often should we meet. Initially, as we draft their financial life plan, we meet more frequently. Once we have the […]
The family cottage up north. The cabin on the lake. The beach front property. A vacation property can take various forms for many people but one thing is certain. The need to ensure the proper family cottage succession strategy is […]
Now that we are into the second long weekend of our summer, I thought I would share some of the things I sometimes think about during our summer weekend obsession. It certainly should be a special time with family and […]
Your first ever summer job and an income. Finally. Part of the work experience will likely include on-the-job instruction and part of your summer experience should definitely include on-the-money instruction. Money management is an important life lesson everybody needs to […]
I was sitting at the Cottage, during the typical Muskoka rain storm, contemplating about what I wanted to write about for our new Northern River blog. I was also watching the Canada Day celebrations from Ottawa as Prime Minister Justin […]
It’s Dad’s Day. It’s a time when children share what they like best about their Dads. Ask a few kids and they’ll probably say that he is wise, strong, patient, hardworking, and good at solving problems. From a child’s perspective, […]
You can save money throughout the year, but the warm temperatures of summer provide some strategies that just don’t apply in the winter months. There are some obvious money-conserving strategies that probably have occurred to you already. For example, you […]