“Spend the Money”: A Gentle Reminder That Life Is Happening Now
Intro: If you’ve ever felt guilty about spending your own money—even after a lifetime of saving – it turns out, you’re not alone. In a recent chat with Carl Richards, creator of The Sketch Guy and author of the new book Your Money: Reimaging Wealth in 101 Simple Sketches, we talked through one of his […]
Three of our Best Insights for August
Our Monthly 3-2-1- Newsletter RESOURCE: Preserving Wealth: Chapter Four, Tax Concerns, RRSPs and TFSAs. Uncle Wayne, with his wealth of financial knowledge, shared invaluable lessons on tax concerns, RRSPs, and TFSAs. Understanding these concepts can significantly impact your financial planning and retirement success. In this chapter summary, we’ll walk you through the essential lessons and […]
Questions to Ask When Interviewing a Financial Planner
Excerpts from the Book – Preserving Wealth – written by Jack Lumsden, MBA, CFP® Deciding on which financial planner to hire is a particularly important decision for families to make. The following are key questions that FP Canada has designed to help in the selection process. How to Interview a Financial Planner Financial planners can […]
What are the Different Investment Classes?
Excerpts from the Book – Preserving Wealth – written by Jack Lumsden, MBA, CFP® Before you invest your money, you should understand what the actual investment is. The following passage describes the three basic investment classes. Alice had listened politely but was clearly getting impatient. “So, Uncle Wayne, you know our situations. What should we […]
How Do Financial Advisors Get Paid?
Excerpts from the Book – Preserving Wealth – written by Jack Lumsden, MBA, CFP® It is important to understand how a financial advisor is compensated if you hire one. The following is a summary from FP Canada. How will I Pay for Your Services? Your planner should disclose in writing how s/he will be paid […]
The R6 Retirement Playbook™ A Smarter Way to Retire with Confidence
Retirement today isn’t what it used to be. People are living longer, everything gets more expensive, markets are unpredictable, and tax rules keep changing. That’s why we created the R6 Retirement Playbook™ — a simple, six-part process to help you build income you can count on, reduce taxes, protect your lifestyle, stay flexible, and feel […]
Why Every Retiree Needs a Bear Market Plan
Let’s be honest—market declines aren’t maybe in retirement. They are when. A typical retirement lasts 30 years, and during that time, there could be five or six bear markets. That’s five or six times the market could drop by 20% or more. And while we don’t know when those drops will happen, we do know […]
How to Avoid Losing Money in the Stock Market
Lately, market volatility has been making headlines, leaving many investors wondering what they should do. Should you sell? Hold steady? Make changes? Before making any big decisions, let’s break down what “losing money” really means and how you can protect your investments. What Does It Really Mean to “Lose Money”? When people say they’re “losing […]
Three of our Best Insights for February 2025
Our Monthly 3-2-1- Newsletter RESOURCE: Nine Tax Strategies to Pay Less Tax in Retirement Your goal in retirement should be to organize your income stream to: The result will be greater spending for you today and potentially greater wealth for the next generation. RESOURCE: The Three Stages of Retirement Spending When retirement planning, you may want […]
Are Tax Free Savings Accounts Misnamed?
Excerpt from the Book – Preserving Wealth – written by Jack Lumsden, MBA, CFP® “Ok, smarty pants, what about TFSAs? How do they fit in?” I added. Sandra glared at me and continued. “TFSA stands for Tax Free Savings Account. You don’t get any tax deduction for the money you invested into a TFSA; however, […]