Ask the Financial Planning, Insurance & Investments Expert – Christine Conway, CFP, CHS What is financial planning and how do I know if it is something that I should be considering? The Financial Planning Standards Council spent three years conducting a study that involved over 15,000 Canadians. The results showed that over 80% of those […]
Ask the Financial Planning, Insurance & Investments Expert – Christine Conway Segregated funds? The markets have been going up and down these days on news in China, oil prices and many other things that are outside of our control. As investors get closer to needing to use the money they have saved, it becomes more […]
Ask the Financial Planning, Insurance & Investments Expert – Christine Conway CFP, CHS SAVE YOUR KIDS FROM STARTING OUT IN DEBT Post-secondary education is becoming increasingly necessary to earn a wage that allows us to reach our financial goals such as owning a home and saving for retirement. With cost of living on the rise, […]
Ask the Financial Planning, Insurance & Investments Expert – Christine Conway CFP, CHS WILL YOU BE READY FOR RETIREMENT? According to a poll recently released by the Angus Reid Institute, 74% of Canadians who have not yet retired and 48% of those who have are worried about outliving their money. In addition, only 46% retired […]
Ask the Financial Planning and Investments Expert – Christine Conway When the proposed 2015 Federal Budget came out one of the items that got a lot of attention was the immediate increase in the Tax Free Savings Account limit to $10,000 per year. This will make TFSAs a more serious contender in the RRSP versus […]