Ethical Investing
Your financial goals and social conscience don’t have to be mutually exclusive. With ethical investing, it’s possible to earn healthy returns without having a negative impact on others or the planet. Ethical investing involves putting your money into funds or companies that meet the ethical and environmental standards you’re comfortable with. However, just because your [...]
Divorce & Your Home
A divorce doesn’t only result in emotional pain, it can often lead to financial turmoil. Deciding on how to deal with the break-up of the family home can be the most intimidating and potentially devastating part of ending your marriage. What you need most during this uncertain and confusing time is some unemotional, straightforward information [...]
The #1 Millionaire Maker
Here’s a trivia question for you… What form of investing has created more millionaires than all the others? Answer: Real Estate Investing! Yes, investing in real estate is the proven way to become a millionaire. Countless others have done it and that means you can too. All it takes is a plan, some dedication and [...]
Michael Jackson
The King of Pop made the best-selling album of all time, Thriller, with sales of 100 -108 million copies. Yet in spite of the huge revenues he continued to receive from such recordings, Michael Jackson died broke — or at least debt ridden. How could this be? The answer to this question reveals some important [...]
How to Keep a Budget
If you’re anything like me, keeping records of income and expenses–and convincing your spouse to do the same–can be a real challenge. Here are a few tips that you might find helpful… Tip #1: Budget envelopes. This old-fashioned idea works great for visual people. When you get paid, put the cash in an envelope labeled [...]
College Fund
If you have kids and/or nephews or nieces, today’s video is especially for you… According to MoneySense magazine, experts forecast that the cost of a four-year university education in Canada, including tuition and accommodation, will run upwards of $130,000 by the time today’s toddlers graduate from high school. But if you start planning while your [...]
Pros and Cons of Reverse Mortgages
If this doesn’t apply to you, perhaps you know someone over 60 who might find it helpful… A reverse mortgage lets you turn your home’s equity into cash without having to move or make monthly payments. It’s designed for homeowners 60 and over who want to “spend down” their home equity. If you or someone [...]
How the Rich Use Their Home Equity to Build Long-Term Wealth
Contrary to popular belief, the secret to creating wealth has less to do with “tactics” and more to do with “mindset.” In other words, you can’t get rich with a poor mindset any more than you can go poor with a rich mindset. It’s all in the way you think! With that in mind, here [...]
