By Sheila Walkington, Co-founder and CFO Money Coaches Canada
A new year has begun, and after weeks of holiday spending, many of us are ready to pull-up our socks and create new financial habits. Maybe we resolve to lower our debt this year, or increase our savings, or some other generic, feel good intention.
That’s the problem with most New Year’s resolutions; their reliance on magical thinking. The belief that you will wake-up changed on January 1st, your old habits having melted away. And for a few days, even weeks, it feels like that’s true. But without something more than a wish to support your change, your plans collapse. We’ve all been there.
It doesn’t have to be that way. There is a formula that can increase your chances of making change, at the New Year, or any time. Five steps that can turn a generic resolution into an intention that you feel connected to and invested in. Continue reading
Canadians have a reputation for being polite. Maybe that’s why for years we’ve put up with investment fees that were confusing, often hidden, and higher than necessary.
By some estimates, over the next 30 years, $50 trillion will transfer from the baby boomer generation to the millennials. The biggest transfer of wealth ever, and that’s just North America. Joel, a baby boomer himself, sees the potential for, in his words, “an economy that serves both people and planet.”
We are just over the half-way point for 2018 – 50% of the year is in the rear-view mirror. How are your financial New Year’s resolutions holding up? Distant memory? If that’s the case, please read on because we can help.
