An Old lesson remembered.

An Old lesson remembered.

I find it amazing, that it takes a while, before a lesson, given a long time ago, sinks in.  I have had too many of those.  I am just thankful that I eventually catch on.  (At least to some of them.)  This one involves researching individual stocks. About 35 years ago...
Knowledge can reduce stress

Knowledge can reduce stress

There were two stories on the news over the last week that caught my attention.  One was on the number of Canadians that are financially illiterate, and the other was the amount of lost productivity in Canadian work places, due to employees being worried about their...
Investing and Risk

Investing and Risk

Thought the training over the last few months, there has been a lot of time spent on the relationship of Risk versus Reward of investing, and how it relates to clients.  It is the heart of the suitability section of both the Life Insurance and Mutual Funds courses. ...
When should I start investing?

When should I start investing?

This is a very frequent question I get asked.  There is only one answer.  YESTERDAY!!  If you are not already investing, you need to start TODAY!  I recently hear of a new rule in the financial world.  (You never stop learning!)  It is called the Bankers rule, or, the...
What is a Mutual Fund anyways?

What is a Mutual Fund anyways?

I run into this all the time.  Lots of people have them and there are literally thousands of them available, but most people are not really sure what they are.  Part of that is because Mutual Funds come in all kinds of flavors, and types.  There are now even ones...
Can you really lose everything in stocks??

Can you really lose everything in stocks??

You have heard from almost everyone that stocks are dangerous, and you can loose everything on the stock market.  That is why you should not invest in the market.  Can you REALLY lose everything??  The simple answer is yes.  But you have to really...