What steps should you consider taking to ensure a smooth transition into retirement? How should you handle your accounts over the next few years? What are the tax benefits of changing tax brackets? How to cope with your debt. Consider how your future hea…
The first Bitcoin ETF was recently launched, and it’s certainly become very hard to ignore it in the marketplace. However, there are two sides of this figurative coin; the financial perspective and the technological perspective. There is a severe lack of…
Does anyone know off the top of their head the difference between mutual funds and ETFs? For all intents and purposes, they are pretty similar. However, you may be surprised to know that there are a number of subtle distinctions that can make a differenc…
Have you made your first million yet? It’s not as hard as you might think. Believe it or not, there are some pretty straightforward steps you can take to get there. Listen today as Rob and Mike give you their personal accounts of how their very practical…
Signals of financial change: What types of change are we seeing, and what is the impact on your life?In many parts of the world where there previously had been none, a rising middle class is working towards a more desirable lifestyle and driving up costs…
With some time on our hands and many fewer distractions, now is the perfect time to start dusting off some of those old forgotten estate documents. Rob and Mike discuss best practices and some tips and tricks to help you and the important people in your …
Lockdown is getting pretty tough on all of us. This week on ThinkSmart, Rob and Mike look at what we can do to keep ourselves occupied. Let’s start checking off some of those need to-dos that we keep putting off.
How much control do you want to have of your portfolio? Find out what simple choices you can make to stay successful. We discuss the fundamental differences and problems between heavily weighted fixed income or equity portfolios and what we believe is th…
How will Canada and the world begin to tackle their trillions of dollars in debt? Will increasing taxes be their only option, and if so, which tax type will even make it possible? We see movement and changes everywhere we look. Retail is struggling while…
No one would argue that AI is not doing miraculous things in all areas of our modern lives. We see an elimination of errors, lengthy monotonous tasks are often completed at record speed and with great efficiency. Still, they are missing one thing – the h…
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