Categories: Retirement savings
How Should You Invest Your Extra Cash, is DIY Investing Right for You, What is the Best Investing Strategy for Retirement, and More
Karin Mizgala, CEO of Money Coaches Canada, and Daniel Evans, Advice-Only Financial Planner and Investment Coach, sat down recently to talk about choosing between the various investment options, investing strategies for retirement, and the impact from COVID-19. In addition to … Continue reading
Posted in Investing, Money Coaching, Retirement savings
Setting New Financial Goals during the Pandemic
By Sheila Walkington, co-founder and CFO Money Coaches Canada It’s been almost six months since phrases like; shelter-in-place, work from home, physical distancing, and social bubbles, have become part of the daily conversation. Wearing a mask in public started out … Continue reading
Posted in Money Coaching, Relationship to money, Retirement savings
The Financial Realities of Retirement during the COVID-19 Pandemic
By Karin Mizgala, co-founder and CEO Money Coaches Canada These are disquieting times. The way we live has been upended. For many Canadians, after their physical health, their financial well-being has been top-of-mind. And while many financial investments have bounced … Continue reading
Posted in Budgeting and Cash Flow, Money Coaching, Retirement savings
Is Financial Freedom Still Possible?
By Karin Mizgala, co-founder and CEO Money Coaches Canada COVID-19 has rattled us to the core. It has threatened our health and taken lives. It has damaged our economy and taken livelihoods. It has physically kept us apart, yet we … Continue reading
Should You Help Your Kids Buy a Home? 3 Questions You Need to Ask Yourself Before You Ante Up
By Karin Mizgala, co-founder and CEO Money Coaches Canada Buying a home, especially for first time buyers, has become increasingly challenging over the last decades. In 1985, according to the Toronto Estate Board, the average home in the city … Continue reading
Are RRSPs Still a Good Investment?
By Karin Mizgala, Co-Founder and CEO Money Coaches Canada With the March 2nd RRSP (Registered Retirement Savings Plan) deadline looming, it’s often the only time of year we give retirement savings much thought. March 2nd, 2020 is the deadline for … Continue reading
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5 Investment Strategy Tips for the Soon-To-Be Retired
By Karin Mizgala, Co-Founder and CEO Money Coaches Canada It’s not uncommon for folks approaching retirement to think that retirement planning is finally behind them. They’ve put in the years of saving and investing; now it’s time to Google hotels … Continue reading
Posted in Investing, Money Coaching, Retirement savings
Investments Plain and Simple
How Investments Are Taxed When making investment decisions, it is wise to consider the various tax implications – both positive and negative. As always, first remember that your investments should reflect your goals and values, your time frame and your … Continue reading
Posted in Financial Literacy, Investing, Retirement savings, taxes
Embrace Aging and Plan for a Happy Retirement
How We Age is Changing As youngsters, we can’t wait to get older. Sometime later, we become less enthusiastic about our next birthday. We come to realize our mortality with the tick-tock of age. It’s a matter of perspective. Age … Continue reading
Posted in Relationship to money, Retirement savings
Second Time Around? 5 Things You Need to Know about Marriage and Money
By Karin Mizgala, Co-Founder and CEO Money Coaches Canada Almost thirty-five per cent of married Canadians are married for the second or even third time. And while it would be nice to believe that the experience of divorce improves chances … Continue reading
