Although 92% of women are eager to learn more about Financial Planning only 47% feel confident enough to have a conversation with a financial professional. Furthermore, 60% of women confess they are concerned about running out of money during their…
Economic Update – Second Quarter 2018
With the second quarter of 2018 having recently drawn to a close, I wanted to provide a brief update on some of the main themes that emerged for investment markets over the period. Following a particularly volatile start to the…
The Effects of Rising Interest Rates
Earlier this week The Bank of Canada increased its benchmark interest rate to 1.5%; this rate hike prompted Canada’s six big banks to raise their prime lending rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 3.7%. This rate hike…
7 Myths about Financial Planning
Myth #1: You Don’t Need One Whether you have a lot of money or very little a sound financial plan will help point you in the right direction – towards your long term goals. Whether they are to minimize taxes,…