Category Archives: Financial Advice

Christmas Gifts: Best Ways to Budget During the Holidays

Do you feel financial regret when you see how much you spent on Christmas gifts on your credit card balance? If the answer is yes or maybe, you might be paying more than you can afford. Getting gifts for your loved ones can already be financially challenging in any year, and this year isn’t any […]

How to Become An Empowered Leader

Some women may prevent themselves from becoming successful leaders by not acknowledging their superpowers and standing in the background without taking initiative. This week on our Live, we discussed how to become an empowered leader with Vicki from WIL Empowered. What are some challenges women face on their leadership journey? Lack of confidence: Women tend […]

What Does Financial Planning Look Like at Different Life Stages?

Introduction Growing your wealth and security. It’s a life-long commitment, offering lasting rewards. How should your financial planning change as you grow older? What priorities do you need to focus on at different stages of your life? Let me tell you about our team of advisors. As a client, you need an advisor to trust […]

Investing Tips For Empowering Women’s Confidence

Why aren’t women investing as much as men? Contrary to popular belief, there isn’t as significant a financial literacy gap as a confidence gap between men and women. The financial confidence gap of 60% has more with women not tapping into what they already know about money when making investment decisions. Women tend to be […]

Gender Difference in Approaching Financial Management

Men and women have different ways of approaching financial management which can cause some challenges when they need to work together.  What are some differences between men and women around making financial decisions? Due to societal pressure, men might feel more significant pressure in providing for the household. This can also reflect on managing money, […]

How to Create A Successful Side Hustle During COVID

Are you considering adopting a side hustle during COVID?  Whether it’s launching your own business or getting a part-time job, starting a side hustle during COVID might be a great way to increase your income. However, it might be challenging while balancing your full-time job and life. Taking a leap of faith to turn your […]

Divorcing in the Middle of A Pandemic – What You Need to Know

At the best of times, dealing with finance is a source of stress for many Canadians. The 2020 Financial Stress Index found that money is the number one cause of pressure by a large margin, and one of the primary reasons couples divorce. For couples who are divorcing in the middle of the COVID 19 […]

Preparing for the Coming Recession – What You Need to Know.

According to Forbes Magazine, in February of this year, the word recession 2020 was googled over 75 million times. Was this a sign of collective worry before we knew we were dealing with a global pandemic? We may never know for sure. Also, keep in mind several forces were keeping economists up at night on […]