The inspiration for this blog post came from my partner and I watching and photographing Ospreys recently. We watched as the Osprey partners worked together building a nest with the female on the nest arranging it and the male flying […]
It is less than two weeks to Christmas. All the major shopping malls have been decked out in holiday splendour since Halloween. Yet many of us are just starting or still doing their Christmas shopping. As you are doing your […]
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 […]
Thanksgiving is my favourite holiday. Part of it is the changing season and the beautiful autumn colours. Instead of being about consumerism, like virtually every other holiday, Thanksgiving is about gratitude and family. Gratitude is something I write about a […]
Thanks to summer vacations, weddings and outdoor barbecues, it’s easy to take on unexpected debt from June through August. In fact, a majority of Canadians say they spend more money on socializing during the summer months than any other time. […]
Our corporate tagline is Keeping Life Current. It guides our approach to financial life planning and plays on current planning. The river theme relates to the reality of life where it seems we are always up against the current. Life […]
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 […]
I’ve heard this argument before. I heard it again with respect to armchair economists. If we could solve all our world’s problems from the comfort of our living room, the world would be a better place. This can be construed […]
This past week two things happened. First, I realized how much older I am getting, and secondly, my eldest son and his girlfriend were thrilled to finally find their first apartment. Not that my age has got anything to do […]
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 […]