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...
by Sandi Martin | Jul 19, 2019 | Big Picture, Cash Flow, Design Thinking, Personal Finance
My partner Julia said something amazing when she wrote about applying design thinking to estate planning last month that I’ve been mulling over ever since: Planning for your eventual departure is truly one of the most loving and thoughtful things you can do for your...
by Julia Chung | Jun 20, 2019 | Big Picture, Cash Flow, Design Thinking, Personal Finance
Way back in January, we told you what we wanted for you in 2019: Permission to design your life Since then, we’ve given you so many different ways you can apply the concept of design thinking to your life, including investments, disability, taxes, retirement, and cash...
by Julia Chung | Apr 23, 2019 | Accountability, Big Picture, Book Review
The Power of Habit and its follow-up, Smarter, Faster, Better, by Charles Duhigg were some of the bright shining spots in my nonfiction reading over the past year. You never know what you’re getting into with any kind of reading, but at least with fiction, you know...
by Spring Plans | Dec 13, 2018 | Affordability, Big Picture, Christmas, Fee Only Financial Planning, Personal Finance
If you’re reading this financial gift guide, presumably you’re interested in helping your friends and family get better at managing their money and making great decisions about their lives. That’s good. When you give gifts like these, there’s a real danger that the...
