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posted Wednesday, April 8, 2015
I have worked in the insurance industry for pretty much my entire working life; I have sold thousands of policies, many of them covering buildings and automobiles. Recently one of my clients (who is also a good friend), bought a new home and I went to over to see the new place and to celebrate […]
posted Monday, April 6, 2015
Did you hear that the Justin Bieber Calvin Klein ads were um…enhanced? His biceps and…um…underwear, were enlarged to give us the ad we all take a second look at on billboards. Another unbelievable account of Photoshop portraying a perfect body image that isn’t at the peak of perfection, because that’s what we expect from our […]
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 Thursday, March 19, 2015
It’s been a long time since I picked up my saxophone and played it. This is in stark contrast to my high school days when I practiced my saxophone every single day. Yes, you heard right, every single day! I went to an arts high school (think of the movie Fame) and was in the instrumental […]
posted Friday, March 13, 2015
The Biodiversity Costa Rica, although a small country in Central America (51,100 sq km) boasts 4% of the planet’s expected biodiversity. To put this into perspective, Costa Rica’s official website compares how many species you will find per 1,000 sq km in Costa Rica to Brazil. In Brazil you will find on average 6.5 plant species, […]
posted Wednesday, March 11, 2015
If you have maxed out your RRSPs and used up all of your TFSA room, there are other options available which will allow you to continue to invest your money tax deferred. Most people think the only purpose life insurance serves is providing a tax free lump sum to their loved ones in the event […]
posted Thursday, March 5, 2015
If you have gotten through most of your adult life and have never had to sit through a board meeting then…well…I’m jealous. Most of us have had to endure hours of useless (in our eyes) analysis, stabs at encouragement that made us roll our eyes, and a sense that we could be much more productive […]
posted Monday, March 2, 2015
Nobody wants to think about becoming disabled but it happens. Most people I have spoken to in my over 20 years working in the insurance industry were concerned about losing their job, having enough money in retirement, loss or damage to their home or vehicle without giving a second thought to what would happen if […]
posted Friday, February 27, 2015
The pet community is a huge family and I’m hoping that all the great minds will be able to help a family and their puppy Molson. Molson is a 4 month old black lab who has an amazing disposition and can go the entire night without having an accident. The problem the family is having […]
posted Friday, February 20, 2015
In the lead up to your well-deserved holiday, your excitement about your trip may be all that is on your mind. I completely understand and so I have done the research and brainstorming for you and come up with my top 6 tips to keeping your house safe while you are enjoying your travels so […]
