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posted Friday, December 11, 2015
Many Canadian parents save in an RESP for the purpose of funding their children’s post-secondary education. The federal government will contribute up to a maximum $7,200 towards each child’s post-secondary education provided you save $36,000, making the total available $43,200 (assuming your investment doesn’t lose any money and/or growth remains flat). Like an RRSP or […]
posted Wednesday, August 19, 2015
If you run your own business, it makes sense to hire an invisible employee who is always unseen, never comes in late, never calls in sick, never adds to your statutory deductions, will never cost you a dime in severance payments, and will repay you dollar in salary they received if you decide to terminate […]
posted Wednesday, July 8, 2015
The rationale for purchasing life insurance is pretty simple and obvious; you want to make sure that in the event of your premature death your family won’t be saddled with debt or struggle financially. The gap that exists in the financial plan of many families in Canada (quite sadly) is the absence of critical illness insurance; […]
posted Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Most of us are well-intentioned, hard working Canadians. We go to work or run our businesses with vim and vigor; we want to provide for our families and create a bright and prosperous future. The future is created by the actions we take today, and unfortunately too many of us take the attitude of “I will […]
posted Monday, April 27, 2015
Spring is in the air and like most Canadians you are probably engaged in spring cleaning, throwing out stuff you don’t want, getting rid of the clutter built up over the winter, and maybe buying new stuff like patio furniture, garden supplies or a new BBQ. This is a time of renewal; out with the […]
posted Monday, March 30, 2015
When I am not busy protecting families with Life & Critical Illness insurance, I host a radio show on a Toronto radio station every Saturday night, and last week I played a song that got me thinking about what I do every day and why. The punch line to the song is “You’ve got to […]
posted Tuesday, July 15, 2014
Whether you are an expectant parent, a new parent or your children are grown, one thing is certain in all cases (I hope). We love our children and would do anything to protect them. I can still remember quite vividly the day my son was born 18 years ago as if it were yesterday; and I […]
