by Julia Chung | Jan 20, 2020 | Big Picture, Personal Finance, Registered Education Savings Plan, Retirement Planning
Personal Finance Welcome to 2020! Each new year comes with a new set of numbers and this year – which is either the last year of an old decade or the first year of a new one, depending on who you’re talking to – is no different. Here are some Big Shiny...
by Julia Chung | Dec 16, 2019 | Big Picture, Cash Flow, Design Thinking, Investing, Personal Finance, Retirement Planning
Retirement Planning All year long, your Spring Plans team has been using the concept of Design Thinking to contemplate many different aspects of your personal finances. Why Design Thinking? The answer has remained the same all year long: because we want you to have...
by Sandi Martin | Nov 21, 2019 | Big Picture, Design Thinking, Personal Finance, Retirement, Retirement Planning
Personal Finance Congratulations! You made it to retirement, and are living off of a combination of personal savings, company pension, and government benefits …and here’s where most of the retirement income planning resources stop, as if retirement is a finish...
by Julia Chung | Oct 15, 2019 | Big Picture, Design Thinking, Personal Finance
Autumn is a great time to think about charitable giving. As you are someone who plans ahead (or really, really wants to), getting these thoughts in place before the insanity of the holiday season truly hits your life and your pocketbook can help you focus on what’s...
by Sandi Martin | Sep 20, 2019 | Big Picture, Design Thinking, Personal Finance, Retirement Planning
Retirement income planning is a H-U-G-E topic, which is why we’re breaking it down in our Design Thinking Meets Financial Planning series over three posts. First, we want you to actively design answers to the question, who are you, really? What do you need to be...
by Julia Chung | Aug 20, 2019 | Big Picture, Cash Flow, Design Thinking, Personal Finance
Got a business? Self-employed? Looking at a side hustle? Your money just got a whole heck of a lot more complicated. But, not to worry, your friendly neighbourhood financial planners are here to help. In the months and years ahead as you grow your empire, your...
