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Can I buy Life Insurance online? estate planning investing life insurance life insurance policy Sep 29, 2021

Yes! You can buy a Tesla, a swimming pool, or a collection of lawn figurines from the '80s online, why not life insurance?

We don't sell it online, but if you are comfortable doing everything electronically, I would recommend PolicyMe (www.policyme.com). I have never bought from them, but I...

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Five reasons why you should pay for financial advice budget calgary money advice financial advice financial planning Sep 25, 2021

 

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

1 ๐™”๐™ค๐™ช ๐™ฌ๐™ค๐™ฃ'๐™ฉ ๐™ข๐™–๐™ ๐™š ๐™™๐™ช๐™ข๐™— ๐™™๐™š๐™˜๐™ž๐™จ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™จ. 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...

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The ultimate โ€˜ode to adultingโ€™ is having an up-to-date will. There is nothing less exciting, nor less-fun to talk about with your partner, than getting a will. But hereโ€™s the thing, 100% of clients that I talk to acknowledge that they NEED a will โ€ผ๏ธ estate planning financial planning Sep 21, 2021

The ultimate ‘ode to adulting’ is having an up-to-date will. There is nothing less exciting, nor less-fun to talk about with your partner, than getting a will. But here’s the thing, 100% of clients that I talk to acknowledge that they NEED a will โ€ผ

Here are 3 generally...

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"Atomic Habits" by James Clear book recommendation financial advice financial planning Sep 20, 2021

Whenever asked for a book recommendation, this is my go to.

๐‘ฐ ๐’“๐’†-๐’“๐’†๐’‚๐’… ๐’Š๐’• ๐’†๐’—๐’†๐’“๐’š 6 ๐’Ž๐’๐’๐’•๐’‰๐’” ๐’๐’“ ๐’”๐’ ๐’ƒ๐’†๐’„๐’‚๐’–๐’”๐’† ๐’Š๐’•'๐’” ๐’‹๐’–๐’”๐’• ๐’”๐’ ๐’…๐’‚๐’Ž๐’ ๐’ˆ๐’๐’๐’…! @jamesclear , the author, clearly put a lot of time and effort into this book, it is the most complete piece on a self improvement theory that I’ve ever...

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A recession is...(likely...possibly...potentially) coming financial advice financial planning investing investment returns Sep 10, 2021

*This is a post from 2019 warning about the risk of a recession on the horizon. The US Stock market is up almost 50% since then - FIFTY! I wrote this at the time because I was fielding questions about the imminent collapse. Here we are six waves of pandemic, world disorder and the Toronto...

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Did somebody say ETF? etf financial advice investing Sep 05, 2021

Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) get talked about a lot, so here is my cheater guide on what they are

An ETF is a group (portfolio) of stocks, bonds, funds or other investment tools. It is like a mutual fund in that sense, people pool their money together and have a wicked smart team of managers...

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Plan A: Make more money! financial advice financial planning Sep 04, 2021

Stop trying to be rich by cutting your Netflix, go make more money.

Seriously. You can 'save' your way into a lifestyle that you don’t want, or you can just work harder, smarter, or do something different.

Gross oversimplification of a very complex situation? Yes! But hear me out...

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Mutual Funds are cool, I swear!!! financial advice financial planning investing investment returns mutual funds Sep 03, 2021

Mutual funds get a bad rep! Commercials tell you that their fees are crazy high, their performance sucks, and you can do it better with ‘XYZ’. I disagree

Here is why

1. ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐›๐š๐ ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ฌ. Just like baseball teams, wine, and car seats – some are good, some are...

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Five signs Robo investing is for you financial advice financial planning investing investment returns robo investing Sep 01, 2021

 

You don't need to pay an advisor to help you invest if:

YOU ARE WICKED SMART! 3 people in my life come to mind, I don’t bother considering them ‘prospects’ because they're 10x smarter than I am. I go to them with my questions about the market! Ha!

YOU ARE A PASSIVE...

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Paying for Insurance stinks! budget disability insurance financial planning insurance policy life insurance term insurance whole life insurance work insurance Aug 30, 2021

Name something else that you pay for just to hope and pray never to use it. Paying insurance premiums for anything stinks. Period.

But you know what stinks more?

สแดแดœส€ แด‹ษชแด…๊œฑ ษดแดแด› ส™แด‡ษชษดษข แด€ส™สŸแด‡ แด›แด แด˜แด€ส ๊œฐแดส€ แด„แดสŸสŸแด‡ษขแด‡ ษช๊œฐ สแดแดœ แด€ส€แด‡ ษขแดษดแด‡.

สแดแดœส€ ๊œฐแด€แดษชสŸส สœแด€แด ษชษดษข แด›แด แดแดแด แด‡ แดส€ แด…แดแดกษด ๊œฑษชแดขแด‡ ส™แด‡แด„แด€แดœ๊œฑแด‡ แด›สœแด‡ส แด„แด€ษด’แด›...

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Fall in love with boring financial advice financial planning insurance policy mutual funds Aug 29, 2021

Every single mutual fund that I like, that my clients are invested in, that my family’s money is invested in is boring. ส™แดส€ส€ส€ส€ส€ส€ษชษดษข! I love boring, it gets me up in the morning. Let me explain…

๐™ฟ๐š•๐šŽ๐šŠ๐šœ๐šŽ ๐š๐š˜๐š—'๐š ๐šŒ๐š‘๐šŠ๐šœ๐šŽ: Don’t chase your crush, fastballs high in the zone, or...

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Forget Netflix and Chill, What's your Net-Net-Net Worth? financial advice financial planning net worth retirement planning Aug 28, 2021

(๐—”๐—ป๐˜†๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐——๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—น๐˜†๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ, ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ!)

Regardless of your age, your financial future is (reasonably) predictable. Your net worth is your financial scorecard. Having a high net worth does not make you a better person, nor necessarily does it mean you are happier, but it is a good...

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