Author: Kamal Basra & Tracy Theemes

Dollar-Cost Averaging

| Financial Planning, Market Insights

There is ongoing debate about the pros and cons of Dollar-Cost Averaging (DCA). This is a process where an investment is made, at regular intervals, regardless of an asset’s price. For example: Emily wants to contribute to her TFSA as part of a 5-year plan to save enough for a condo down payment. She has ...

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Transitions

| Financial Planning

One of my favourite stories is about a senior client who once said to me, “I’ve had five marriages!” “Wow!” I replied. She continued, “All to the same man!” She had been married 65 years. Regardless of how relationships unfold or their time frame, one of the most helpful ways to view our relational journeys ...

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Principles of Sound Investing

| Financial Planning

When it comes to breaking down some of the complicated tasks in life, we tend to focus on strategies or step-by-step guides. This can work when the job is simple. Like, “How do I make chocolate brownies?” Google answers, “First get a pan. Then turn on the oven.” However, reducing complex elements of our life ...

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