by Julia Chung | Nov 15, 2016 | Because Money, Personal Finance
Julia joined the Because Money podcast to talk cross border planning, TFSAs and play silly money games with other money nerds.
by Sandi Martin | Jan 23, 2015 | Because Money, Blog, Eric and Ilsa, Personal Finance, Personal Financial Planning
Most of the value in a financial plan (or facelift, or makeover, or what-have-you) is in showing your work, not in the answers themselves. That is, the fact that recommendations are made for you is equally – if not more – important than the fact that recommendations are made at all.
by Sandi Martin | Aug 26, 2014 | Because Money, Blog, Investing, Personal Finance
This month, we were delighted to welcome Michael Katchen of WealthSimple to the show to talk about what’s wrong with the asset management industry, how he and others like him plan to break it, and why regular Canadians who, for whatever reason, shouldn’t...
by Sandi Martin | Mar 21, 2014 | Because Money, Blog, Fee Only Financial Planning, Personal Finance
Despite +Robb Engen’s absence from this week’s podcast, +Jackson Middleton and I had a great time talking with our guests about why regular Canadians should care about the regulation of financial advice. I’ve written about the incentives that are...
by Sandi Martin | Mar 6, 2014 | Because Money, Blog, Fee Only Financial Planning, Personal Finance
Last week’s CBC Marketplace episode Show Me The Money took an average investor (with a hidden camera and glowing lights in her pants) into BMO, CIBC, RBC, Scotiabank, TD, Dundee Securities, Edward Jones, Investor’s Group, Money Concepts, and Primerica...
by Sandi Martin | Feb 20, 2014 | Because Money, Blog, Home Buyer's Plan, Mortgages, Personal Finance
In this week’s episode of The Because Money Podcast, we finally got to fight a little. Agreeing all the time is so boring, isn’t it? What did we cover that was so controversial? Only the Home Buyer’s Plan, that allows you to withdraw up to $25,000...
