by Bruce Sellery | Mar 21, 2017 | Full Episodes, Podcasts
The rich “are different from you and me”, wrote F. Scott Fitzgerald. Steve Siebold, author of “How Rich People Think”, will tell mere mortals what we can do differently. And, there is a time and a place for CPP. But perhaps that time is later than you think. Fred Vettese, Chief Actuary at Morneau Shepell, will make his case for holding off to age 70. Plus, a contrarian view of mortgages. Don’t pay it off says Calum Ross author of “The Real Estate Retirement Plan”.
by Bruce Sellery | Mar 14, 2017 | Full Episodes, Podcasts
Changing weather patterns are having an impact on so many areas of life. We’ll look at what that means for your money, with the author of “Climate-Proof Your Personal Finances”. And “Babies and your Bank Account”. The Financial Post’s Melissa Leong will provide her insight on how our relationship to money changes once we become parents. Then we’ll talk to the contrarian author of “The Value of Debt in Building Wealth”. Plus, a new way to help you calculate investment fees, called the T-REX score.
by Bruce Sellery | Mar 7, 2017 | Full Episodes, Podcasts
Scammers are getting very creative these days. Personal finance expert Kelley Keehn will be here with some tips on how to keep your money safe. We’ll talk to Sean Cooper, the controversial author of a new book called “Burn Your Mortgage”. Plus we’ll have a look at “niche advisors”, those that focus on a very specific group of clients, like educators or dentists. And we’ll speak to the co-founder of “The Remote Way”, a start-up that wants to make it possible for you to do your job from anywhere.
by Bruce Sellery | Feb 21, 2017 | Full Episodes, Podcasts
This week on the show we talk to Manisha Thakor from Buckingham Strategic Wealth about “Joy-Based Spending” – what it is and how you can use it yourself. We’ll bring you tips on how to teach kids about money, with Clint Greenleaf, author of “Beyond The Piggy Bank”. And we’ll profile a service called Sensibill that helps you organize all your receipts online, instead of in a shoebox. Plus, Ryan Gerstel of CIBC Wood Gundy will be here to discuss his approach to forecasting your spending in retirement.
by Bruce Sellery | Feb 14, 2017 | Full Episodes, Podcasts
This week on the show we talk to Tom Bradley from Steadyhand Funds about the big questions you should ask your advisor. And we’ll talk about the big questions you should be asking your aging parents. Our guest is Kurt Kazanowski, author of A Son’s Journey: Taking Care of Mom & Dad. We talk travel budgeting with Barry Choi from The Money We Have blog. Plus: The Necessity of No. We talk to author Robert Gignac about how to live within your means.
by Bruce Sellery | Feb 7, 2017 | Full Episodes, Podcasts
This week on the show we talk to Jim Yih from the blog Retire Happy on how much is enough to save for retirement. Also joining us is Bridget Casey from Money After Graduation. She’ll highlight some of the challenges that Millennials face that Boomers didn’t, and what young people can do about them. And we’ll look at financial literacy in First Nations communities with Simon Brascoupé from AFOA Canada. Plus: Money and Marijuana. We’ll talk to insurance expert Lorne Marr about how insurance companies treat marijuana when it comes to life insurance.