Tag Archives: Money Coach
How Do I Break Up With My Investment Advisor?
By Steve Bridge, B.A. (Hons.), FPSC Level 1® How did you choose your investment advisor? If you are like many Canadians, your advisor is the one who had an open slot when you called your bank for an appointment, three, five … Continue reading
Posted in Ask Your Money Coach, Investing
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
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
The Trouble with Financial Literacy – It’s a Matter of Trust
By Sheila Walkington, co-founder and CFO Money Coaches Canada Every year, our nation dedicates an entire month to improving the financial literacy of Canadians, but we don’t seem to be making much progress. According to statistics provided by the Financial … Continue reading
Posted in Financial Literacy
Top 4 Money Challenges Women Face
By Karin Mizgala, co-founder and CEO Money Coaches Canada Canadian women have the freedom to create wealth, and make their own financial decisions, but it hasn’t always been that way. Less than 45 years ago, women had a difficult time … Continue reading
A Powerful Framework to Teach Kids about Money
By Kathryn Mandelcorn, FMA How we feel about money, and how we manage it, has a lot to do with what our parents did or did not do. We carry our money beliefs, positive and negative, from our childhood straight into … Continue reading
Posted in Kids and Money, Relationship to money
5 Steps to Getting Financially Unstuck
By Melanie Buffel, BA Psych, MBA Candidate Does your financial situation feel like an immovable object – something that cannot be moved and is keeping you from making progress towards your goals? The situation might feel entrenched, even hopeless. The … Continue reading
Money Coach Spotlight: Melanie Buffel
“We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.” –Albert Einstein Melanie Buffel changes the way her clients think about money. “When I begin working with clients,” she says, “whether they are … Continue reading
The Real Secret to Making Smart Investment Decisions
By Tom Feigs, CFP®, CET As a fee-for-service financial planner it’s not unusual to be approached for a “quick” portfolio review. “Can you just look over my investments?” or “Can you tell me if I’m saving enough?” As much as it’s … Continue reading
Posted in Investing, Retirement savings
