Categories: Money Coaching
Financial Literacy in Action
By Melanie Buffel, BA Psych, MBA Candidate November is Financial Literacy Month in Canada and this is a wonderful opportunity to learn from each other’s experience, sharing our knowledge and feelings about money. There are so many financial concepts, products and … Continue reading
Posted in Financial Literacy, Money Coaching, Relationship to money
I’m Fed Up with Paying High Fees; Should I Manage My Own Portfolio?
By Karin Mizgala, Co-Founder and CEO It’s been over a year since the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) implemented phase 2 of the Client Relationship Model, known as CRM2. If you have investments, you will have received two reports in 2017; the … Continue reading
Posted in Investing, Money Coaching, Retirement savings
Financial Literacy Starts at Home
By Sheila Walkington, Co-Founder and CFO Money Coaches Canada When it comes to topics of money and Canadians, Money Coaches Canada has a great vantage point. Through our interactions with clients, our involvement with the media, our frequent blog posts … Continue reading
Posted in Kids and Money, Money Coaching, Relationship to money
How Can My Home Equity Support My Retirement Goals?
By Christine Williston, B.A., FPSC Level 1® For older Canadians, with a paid or almost paid mortgage, ever increasing home values feels like watching winning numbers come up in the lottery. But how best to cash in the ticket? Or should it even … Continue reading
Posted in Ask Your Money Coach, Money Coaching, Retirement savings
My Financial Advisor is Making More from My Investments Than I Am; What Should I Do?
By Karin Mizgala, Co-Founder and CEO, Money Coaches Canada To say that many Canadians are cynical and wary of advice from the financial industry would not be overstating the situation. The idea of hidden fees and commissions buried in investment … Continue reading
Posted in Investing, Money Coaching
Maintain Marital Bliss by Following These 5 Money Management Principles
By Melanie Buffel, B.A. Psych, MBA Candidate Marriages suffer when there is financial stress. Sometimes they fail. In Canada, where the divorce rate is 48%, money issues are often cited as a contributing factor in a relationship’s downfall. But there … Continue reading
Emotional Roadblocks to Financial Happiness – 3 Steps to a Breakthrough
By: Barbara Knoblach, PhD., FPSC Level 1 ® “These are my New Year’s resolutions…” We all start the year with a collection of resolutions to improve our lives. We want to lose weight to fit into new clothes; we want … Continue reading
Posted in Money Coaching, Relationship to money
Don’t Let Short-Term Events Impact Your Long-Term Investing Success
By Anthony Larsen, BAS, CFP® Investment success can be reduced to four simple words: buy low, sell high; just as diet success can be boiled down to: eat less, move more. So why aren’t we all wealthy and in stellar health? … Continue reading
Posted in Investing, Money Coaching, Retirement savings
Are You Ready for the Truth About Your Investments?
By Karin Mizgala, Co-founder and CEO Money Coaches Canada Choosing a focus word for the year ahead has become a popular New Year’s activity. Words like flourish and balance are trendy, unless you work in the financial services industry, where … Continue reading
Posted in Ask Your Money Coach, Financial Literacy, Investing, Money Coaching
Coach Spotlight: Sabine Lay, Certified Money Coach
In the five years that Sabine Lay has been a Money Coach the question she has most frequently been asked is: How do other people manage their finances? Or even, “Am I the worst case you’ve seen?” She says the … Continue reading
Posted in Meet Our Money Coaches, Money Coaching
