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

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

๐ŸŸฆ YOU ARE WICKED SMART! 3 people in my life come to mind, I donโ€™t bother considering them โ€˜prospectsโ€™ because they're 10x smarter than I am. I go to them with my questions about the market! Ha!

๐ŸŸฆ YOU ARE A PASSIVE INVESTOR! If you think puttin...

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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.

Bฬพuฬพtฬพ ฬพyฬพoฬพuฬพ ฬพkฬพnฬพoฬพwฬพ ฬพwฬพhฬพaฬพtฬพ ฬพsฬพtฬพiฬพnฬพkฬพsฬพ ฬพmฬพoฬพrฬพeฬพ?

โŒส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‡.

โŒสแดแดœส€ ๊œฐแด€แดษชสŸส สœแด€แด ษชษดษข แด›แด แดแดแด แด‡ แดส€ แด…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 familyโ€™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 explainโ€ฆ๐Ÿ˜Ž

โ–ช๏ธ๐™ฟ๐š•๐šŽ๐šŠ๐šœ๐šŽ ๐š๐š˜๐š—'๐š ๐šŒ๐š‘๐šŠ๐šœ๐šŽ: Donโ€™t chase your crush, fastballs high in the zone, or ridiculously tempting ...

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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 'c...

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Golf is a Season. RRSP is not. financial advice financial planning retirement savings rrsp tax season Aug 26, 2021

Golf is a Season. RRSP is not. And a wonderful season it is! I love golf nearly as much as I do the Lakers and my family, but I digress...

RRSP season is not a 'thing', or at least it shouldn't be. Here's why โคต๏ธ

I recommend investing monthly or bi-weekly โ€“ whatever matches how you get paid...

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Favorite Follow: Michelle Robertson financial advice money management Aug 25, 2021

I met Michelle on the internet, I can honestly say my first and only virtual friend!

She is a former CFO and current money coach. I messaged her randomly when I stumbled on one of her brilliant posts and the rest is history.

Her goal is simple, โ€œto shrink the wealth gap between women and menโ€, andย I'm...

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Your kid doesn't need $100,000 for school! calgary money advice education savings financial planning resp Aug 22, 2021

First and foremost, how cute is Quinn?! She was just about two in this photo and it is one of my all-time favourites.

She's cute. I love her to death. But she does not need $100,000 to go to school with! Hot takes on RESP savings below...

RESPs are great โ€“ taking free money from the govern...

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In 100 words or less, how much life insurance do you need? budget life insurance life insurance policy term insurance Aug 17, 2021

๐™๐™๐™š ๐™—๐™–๐™ง๐™š ๐™ข๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ข๐™ช๐™ข: enough to cover all of your current debts if you were to die.

๐™๐™๐™š ๐™ข๐™–๐™ญ: all of your debts plus 7 to 10 times your gross salary. This money would create an income stream for your family to replace your paycheck.

๐™๐™๐™š ๐™ง๐™ž๐™œ๐™๐™ฉ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™จ๐™ฌ๐™š๐™ง: somewhere between those two that fit your bu...

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The book I didn't know I needed: "Be Where Your Feet Are" by Scott M. O'Neil book recommendation Aug 15, 2021

๐™๐™๐™š ๐™—๐™ค๐™ค๐™  ๐™„ ๐™™๐™ž๐™™๐™ฃ'๐™ฉ ๐™ ๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ฌ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™„ ๐™ฃ๐™š๐™š๐™™๐™š๐™™ ๐™ง๐™ž๐™œ๐™๐™ฉ ๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ฌ!!ย 

Scott Oโ€™Neil is the president of the company that owns and runs the Philadelphia 76ers. He is also the brother of a friend of mine.

I bought the book on the premise that it was quasi supporting a friend and I thought there might be some good N...

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Can I get Insurance at my bank? insurance policy life insurance permanent life insurance term insurance whole life insurance work insurance Aug 13, 2021

Yes! Totally.

๐Ÿ”ฒ If you are buying a simple term policy and you have someone at your bank that you enjoy talking to (and trust), do it! Bank insurance is better than no insurance - do it. Now.

๐Ÿ”ฒ Be weary of whole life/permanent policies that feel 'salesy' from your friends or network (you k...

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I have Insurance at work, I'm good...right? employment insurance insurance policy life insurance mutual funds work coverage Aug 10, 2021

Work coverage is great because it is cheap, you don't have to qualify for it - an absolute no-brainer. However, the average policy in a group plan is two times salary earnings (usually not including commissions or bonuses). If you make $100,000 a year, that is only $200,000 in life insurance.

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Most people only need Term Insurance! life insurance life insurance policy term insurance Aug 08, 2021

Here's the skinny, most people do not need expensive permanent life insurance, cheap term insurance will do just fine.

If you are buying life insurance to cover your debts or replace your income, you only need term. Term insurance is ten times (or more) cheaper than a permanent life insurance ...

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