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Category: Planning

To combine finances or not?

When two people are in a committed relationship, the question of moving-in together comes-up at some point.

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Retirement Planning Mistakes- part 2

In part 1, we examined 5 common retirement planning mistakes. Here are a few more

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Retirement Planning Mistakes- Part 1

Planning for retirement is a very complex task. For many, including myself, it can be daunting.

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Curbing Summer expenses

After one of the snowiest and coldest Winter in Vancouver, followed by a very wet Spring, Summer is finally here.

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Valuing a stock with the Graham formula

There are several ways to assess a stock, besides the stock table. One of them is the Graham formula, created by Benjamin Graham.

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The dog years of compounding (in investing)

Albert Einstein dubbed compound interest the eight wonder of the world.

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Buying vs renting a home

Don’t roll your eyes just yet. This is not another debate as to whether renting is better than buying or conversely.

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How I increased my savings by 850% in 4 years

I have been in both contemplating and calculating modes lately. I realized I have come a long way financially, since my old days of being in denial about my monetary crisis.

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Choosing a Financial Advisor

Over the last week or so, 3-time Olympian Harold Backer has made headlines here, in British-Columbia, and not for the right reasons.

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When and how to financially cut off your adult children

As I previously wrote, times have changed. Gone are the days of working in the same company for your entire career as well as receiving a generous pension plan upon retiring.

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