Retirement Planning Wisdom
Live Q&A from Canadian Financial Summit
I expected questions on my 2 talks at the Canadian Financial Summit a month ago. I was surpised to get questions on many topics, including: How to setup a tax-efficient retirement income. The truth you need to hear about why the investment industry forces you to invest in bonds. Bonds – a horrible place to…
Read MoreYour FREE passes: See my talks at the #1 online event – Canadian Financial Summit 2021
The online Canadian Financial Summit is next week. It is the #1 personal finance event of the year. 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…
Read MoreYour “Interactive Financial Plan” – the Only Way to Answer Your Life Questions
Have you received a free financial plan from your bank, or paid for a plan from a fee-for-service financial planner – but still don’t know the answer to your life questions? If a financial plan does not tell you what you want to know, it is probably either because: It is a “fake financial plan”.…
Read MoreQ&A from Canadian Financial Summit (podcast)
Your questions from the Summit are answered here! The biggest online personal finance conference in Canada is the Canadian Financial Summit, which was a few weeks ago. I was interviewed for 2 intriguing talks: How to Easily Outperform Investment Advisors & Robo-Advisors The High Risk of Bonds: Are Bonds Actually Safe Investments? Here are my answers to…
Read MoreWe asked 11 financial experts what their best mortgage and insurance advice is for 2021
Solid mortgage & insurance advice from 11 of Canada’s top financial blogger experts on LowestRates.ca . “If 2020 was a difficult year for you and you struggled with your mortgage, start 2021 with a better plan. Many people panic about paying off their mortgage. The most effective mortgage strategy for most people is to pay…
Read MoreThe High Risk of Bonds (podcast on The Maple Money Show)
The High Risk of Bonds https://maplemoney.com/podcast/high-risk-bonds/ I was recently interviewed by Tom Drake on The MapleMoney Show, the podcast that helps Canadians improve their personal finances to create lasting financial freedom. Most investors see bonds as a safe place to put their money, but conventional wisdom may be deceiving. Investing in bonds can actually put…
Read MoreYour FREE passes: See my talks at the #1 online event – Canadian Financial Summit 2020
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…
Read MoreDemystifying Pensions – Podcast on Explore FI Canada
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…
Read MoreCreating the GPS to Financial Freedom (Video from “4 Pillars of Entrepreneurship Summit”)
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…
Read MoreCovid-19: Making Wise Investment Decisions during the “Great Pause”
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…
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