Understanding Your CPP, QPP and OAS Pension Benefits
Depending on your unique circumstances throughout your life, understanding your CPP, QPP and OAS pension options can be challenging yet it’s critical for financial success.
Stock Market Performance: You Chase – You Lose!
What it means to chase stock market performance and why is it dangerous for your investment portfolio? Join us as we discuss strategies to avoid this trap!
Retirement and the 4% Safe Withdrawal Rule
In an ideal world, following the 4% withdrawal rule would allow you to plan your retirement cash flow in a way that ensures your financial investments can support you throughout retirement. But as with all generalizations, the 4% withdrawal rule comes with both advantages and disadvantages.
Custodian Services & Independent Portfolio Management Firms
In this episode, Matthew and Keith talk about why third party custodians are crucial partners for PM firms, how discount brokerages can afford to offer no trading fees, the latest trends Matthew has identified from his work with PM firms across the country, succession planning in PM firms, and so much more!
Delta variant & investor implications
In this episode, Marcelo, Ruben and Keith talk about how the Delta variant has impacted investors so far, what we’ve seen in the bond and stock markets, the pitfalls you need to avoid as an investor, why your investment philosophy is your biggest asset, and so much more!
Understanding Robo-Advisors – Pros, Cons & Dilemmas
On this episode, Marcelo, Lawrence and Keith discuss how robo-advisors work, the opportunities that robo-advisors have created for Canadian investors, the advantages and risks of using a robo-advisor, and so much more!
Voluntary Disclosures: You can run but you can’t hide
With increasing global connectedness, the world today is smaller than it’s ever been. Countries are coming together to share information in a global trend towards greater transparency and with that, undeclared assets are much more likely to be discovered. So if you’ve found yourself in a situation with undeclared assets, what can you do to get on the right side of things?
Net Worth Boom and Inflation
We discuss key factors that play a role in the increased net worth of Canadians as well as the latest inflation numbers and how they impact your finances.
Navigating Conflicts of Interest in the Financial Services Industry
It’s important to be aware of the ways that conflicts of interest can show up with financial advisors and how they can impact your portfolio.
Wealth & Family Law: Marriage and Common-law Relationships In Canada
Caroline Kim, lawyer & partner at Miller Thomson, joins us to talk about rights and responsibilities in a marriage or common-law relationship
The Evolution of Investment Advice in Canada: The Next-Generation Advisor
In this episode we discuss how the value proposition offered by investment managers is changing to meet the evolving needs of clients.
EBI – Principal #3: Choose Indexing to Implement Your Portfolio
We think the best way to achieving your financial goals is through index-based or passively managed asset class investment vehicles, learn why!