Ed Rempel, Author at Ed Rempel

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/forcedn/alainguillotshow/Ed_edited.mp3 What is lifestyle inflation? Lifestyle inflation (or lifestyle creep) is the tendency to increase expenses as earning increases. If a person gets a raise of a few thousand dollars, that person increases their expenses by a similar amount and thus never has an opportunity to save money for retirement or other…

Hi. The online Canadian Financial Summit is coming really soon. As a reader of Unconventional Wisdom blog, here are your FREE passes for a limited time. With these FREE passes, you can watch all the talks, and all your friends if you forward these passes to them. I’ll be one of the speakers again this…

Investment advisors and robo-advisors have a massive disadvantage – they are short-term thinkers. You can easily outperform them by learning the skill of long-term thinking. Short-term thinking leads them to select suboptimal investments and focus on the wrong risk. You can clearly see this because nearly all investment advisors and robo-advisors do the “4 Performance…

If pensions have you confused, this episode’s for you! I was interviewed on a fun podcast with Chrissy and Money Mechanic from Explore FI Canada answering questions from a listener named Kate about her pension. Kate asked her questions in an entertaining way that showed her frustration with not understanding her options. We discuss DC…

I am honoured to be included in a list with these elite “60 Money Influencers in Canada in 2020”! I hope it is true and that my blog is influencing Canadians to make smarter financial decisions. I love sharing my insights based on experience into what really works – instead of the conventional wisdom. Thanks…

I was recently interviewed for a fun podcast by Ahmad Saad, from Young Money Simplified. Topics include: How to EASILY outperform investment advisors and robo advisors. The principles to be a successful investor. Having a growth mindset. Confidence, instead of fear. Why students should NOT pay off their student loan. Lifecycle Investing – the ulitmate…

Understand how long-term thinking, having a Financial Plan, and unconventional wisdom can help you EASILY outperform both investment advisors and robo-advisors. Fun podcast with Chrissy & Money Mechanic of Expore FI Canada: On this episode, financial planner Ed Rempel tells us how to easily outperform investment and robo advisors. (Hint: it’s simpler and easier than you think—no…

Excellent video that summarizes our practice. It’s worth your time to understand: The profound change in your life a Financial Plan can give you. How Unconventional Wisdom creates very different and far more effective advice for you. I was recently interviewed for the 4 Pillars of Entrepreneurship Summit, an online summit of entrepreneurs talking about…

Remember February 2009? Stock markets had fallen more than 40% over 6 months. What did investors do? They sold more stocks that month than any other in history – at the market low! It was followed by the longest bull market in history – 11 years and 2 days from March 10, 2009 till March…

I’m thrilled to have been interviewed for the 4 Pillars of Entrepreneurship Summit, an online summit of entrepreneurs talking about their experiences. The organizer is Annie Hardock, a woman who is passionate about helping entrepreneurs and those wanting to become an entrepreneur. She is co-author of the book “Awakenings: Stories of Growth, Healing and Magical…