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Debunking myths: Planning Projections vs. Financial Planning
The idea of making 'a plan' has been overemphasized. Everyone supposedly needs one, correct? "My advisor insisted I must have a plan...

Andrea Thompson
Jan 315 min read
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5 Questions to help evaluate your Financial Advisor
Advice only planners see many different types of clients. One of the things that I love most about what I do is the ability to switch...

Andrea Thompson
Jun 10, 20244 min read
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Why we believe in 'Adaptive Financial Planning'... and are ditching the old paradigms
I knew that we had done something right, when she started crying. Do I normally want to make my prospective clients cry? Of course I...

Andrea Thompson
Apr 2, 20242 min read
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Why we NEED Financial Planning
Believe it or not, I didn't always envision having a personal finance career. In fact, my degree is in the life sciences - I majored in...

Andrea Thompson
Oct 3, 20233 min read
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A tale of 4 RESPs
Most individuals saving for their child's post-secondary education will do a standard deposit up to $2,500 per child per year to get the...

Andrea Thompson
May 3, 20234 min read
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Buying a Home North of the Border? How Canadian Mortgages Differ From U.S.
Many Americans or Canadians that have spent the past number of years in the U.S. assume that navigating the mortgage landscape in Canada...

Vikki Brown
Mar 27, 20234 min read
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US citizens newly living in Canada - A Case Study
A cross border financial planner can be a great way to ensure that your finances are managed optimally and that you are on track to reach...

Andrea Thompson
Jan 20, 20233 min read
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The E's of Estate Errors - Equal vs. Equitable (eek!)
Estate planning and distribution of investments. Most parents want to ensure that they treat their kids as fairly as possible. But what...

Andrea Thompson
Oct 24, 20222 min read
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Marriages, Money and Mistrust
"...for richer or for poorer, til death do us part". I had a really interesting conversation this weekend on marriage. With so many of...

Andrea Thompson
Oct 3, 20222 min read
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5 tips for managing withdrawal risks during retirement
It's time - finally time! - to hang up your heels, to put away your tie, and to venture into the land of the unknown. RETIREMENT! These...

Andrea Thompson
Mar 21, 20223 min read
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Tax Tips - Deductions and Credits
There are one-too many tax credits and deductions that we are responsible for knowing (and knowing what applies to us!) at tax time. What...

Andrea Thompson
Feb 16, 20221 min read
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Stop killing my morning coffee.
The daily Starbucks coffee (or insert hipster coffee shop here) brings joy to so many people. Even my husband and I eagerly look forward...

Andrea Thompson
Jan 6, 20221 min read
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Let's Start a New Relationship
I know it's scary. What is a relationship really, but two or more people learning to trust each other, trust IN each other, and have...

Andrea Thompson
Nov 18, 20211 min read
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Get your Financial House in Order!
You're busy on the weekends - grocery shopping, home repairs, lawn mowing, kid minding. Have you thought about how to tidy up your own...

Andrea Thompson
Sep 30, 20212 min read
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