Do You Need Life Insurance Once You Are Retired?

Do you need life insurance once you retireDo you need life insurance once you are retired? Life insurance is an important consideration for many people, but as you reach retirement age, the question of whether or not to continue coverage becomes even more complex. Let's discuss the pros and cons of having life insurance in retirement and whether it makes sense for [...]

Portfolio vs. Plan

Portfolio vs. PlanDisaster at Mongo’s For those who’ve never been to Mongo’s, it’s a stir fry restaurant where you get to choose your ingredients buffet style. You’re given a bowl, and you can fill it up as much as possible. Since there are no rules, it inevitably becomes a competition of who can fill their bowl to [...]

MTAR Accounts for Business Owners

MTAR Accounts for Business OwnersAre you taking advantage of your corporations to their full capacity? Here is one strategy that may be suitable for your situation. We will use John, a 45-year-old non-smoker for a quick case study. John has $100,000 to invest in his corporation. That investment is earning 6% of interest income and we will assume John [...]

How Is Your Investment Portfolio Taxed?

How Is Your Investment Portfolio Taxed?Don’t throw $440k out the window Has a credit card statement ever made you yell out, Holy Moly!!!!! (or insert expletive)? That’s what happened to me last week, and I quickly found myself on a call with my credit card provider. To my surprise, I was apparently treating someone out in Orlando to a slew [...]

Avoiding the RRSP Tax Bomb

Tax BombAvoiding the RRSP Tax Bomb I recently met up with some old friends from high school, and we reminisced about some of the good times we had back in the day. We got to talking about the time I absolutely bombed during a class presentation. It was a total disaster. We were allowed to present [...]

Health Benefits Plan

Health Benefits PlanWhile working, most people don’t pay much attention to the cost of their health benefits plan as it’s something they are required to pay into.   However, a health benefits plan becomes optional once retired, so make sure you have the proper coverage that fits your needs. You may be eligible to continue your benefits [...]

Cancel Your Loan Insurance?

Cancel Your Loan InsuranceIn this weeks video I go over creditor insurance and how it can be replaced with more cost-effective personal insurance. [dt_fancy_image image_id="5919" width="700" css=".vc_custom_1621353575577{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;}"]

Retirement: What You Need to Know

Retirement What You Need to Know    You’ve worked hard for decades, and now that you are approaching or entering retirement, you could find yourself exposed to significant taxes without the proper strategies in place. Keep more of what you’ve built and enjoy the retirement you deserve.   This complimentary video will cover the following topics: Am I on track [...]

Is life insurance an investment or expense?

Winnipeg Financial Planning

Are you thinking about purchasing life insurance as a succession planning tool, but having trouble wrapping your head around the annual costs? You might be thinking, “I could be using this cash to buy more land, pay off debt, increase my salary, upgrade my equipment, etc.” I get it, insurance isn’t a very exciting topic, […]

Should I buy life insurance today or tomorrow?

Girl working FarmLife insurance is one tool farmers use to help equalize their estate. Below is a comparison of the different costs of buying your life insurance today rather than waiting until you’re older.   The scenario You have two children. One would like to farm; the other one isn’t interested. You want to make things fair, [...]

Life Insurance – Why Millionaires are Buying as Much of it as Possible

Life Insurance

If you’re in your sixties, you’ve most likely had a need for life insurance in the past. Whether it was when you purchased your first home and wanted to protect your spouse and children, or when the bank required it as a condition of lending you money. These were situations when life insurance was a […]