Did anyone notice that the earth seems to be continually spinning faster and faster? Or does it just feel that way? That’s the way we are living our lives. What’s the cause? While this is not a blog post relating […]
We’ve all heard of Freedom 55. The connotation is to hopefully be in a position to retire at the age of 55. I know a lot of people reading this right now would label this as wishful thinking. Well, just […]
Millennials are not inclined to get financial help or professional advice after receiving an inheritance, a recent survey from TD Bank says. The survey found that 83% of millennials who have received or expect to receive an inheritance feel confident […]
With the gargantuan increases in property values in most Canadian major cities, baby boomers are doing a lot of thinking. When do we make our move? Where do we make our move? Do we make our move? Hopefully, the kids […]
It’s a long game. You’ve got to have a strategy. Achieving early retirement is a pretty awesome feat. But that doesn’t mean early retirement is for everyone. This was something that we recently were discussing with a client who is […]
Writing my regular Northern River Reflection post for our corporate Facebook page today comes on a lazy Sunday morning at the cottage over one too many coffees. Let me retract, I used the word “lazy.” But that’s ok, I plan […]
This last week has been very emotional for some investors with a stock market correction that included the largest drop on the Dow Jones, in one day ever, by more then 1,000 points. This often leads to financial advisors getting […]
I’ve talked in and around the concept of credit card debt many times but I don’t think I ever focused an article on how to identify when credit card debt becomes a problem and what to do about it. I […]
We have been dealing with a few estate transitions in the last few weeks and find that families are not as prepared as they should be. It is quite a quandary for folks as the concepts of preparing an estate […]
We like to play on the idea that “we put life into your financial planning.” But is it a real play on words? Not really and yet we are asked this question almost everyday. We knew that when we adopted […]