Solutions
Key strategies to start implementing.
Designing the Perfect Investment
If you could design the perfect investment, what characteristics would it entail? Safe, maybe even guaranteed A Great Rate of Return is a must It would be great if you could use it as collateral and borrow against it. Being able to take money out when needed or put...
Taxation Risk
The common financial belief is that you will be in a lower tax bracket in retirement and therefore saving within an RSP structure makes the most sense. I however believe that in many, actually most, situations this will not be the case at all. Firstly, why on earth...
Option traders should invest in insurance.
Option traders should invest in insurance. Many of my connections in the real estate world took the initiative this year to learn about option trading and are actively relying on this strategy for income and wealth creation. Congratulations if you have taken the...
Infinite Banking is not Life Insurance
I have been getting a lot of inquires lately about infinite banking life insurance. Firstly, infinite banking is not life insurance. But rather, infinite banking is a concept. There are many other descriptions for the same idea. Be your own banker. Circle of...
Now is always better than later.
When it comes to life insurance, now is always better than later. You can’t purchase home insurance when your house is on fire. And you can’t purchase life insurance if your health has declined significantly. I have personally seen how waiting to purchase insurance...
4 things you should know about your term insurance
Find out if you have a convertible feature. When shopping around for term insurance it would be a mistake to go for the cheapest policy. As is often said in life, you pay for what you get. The cheapest term insurance policies have no conversion features. You...
How to stay cool in today’s hot real estate market
Yes … it’s getting hot out … but there is a way to stay cool in this hot real estate market. By implementing the BRRRR strategy - BUY, RENOVATE, RENT, REFINANCE, REPEAT you can stay cool even in hot markets. Recently I was asked if we are still buying...
Safe Withdrawal Rate
If you are not familiar with the term “Safe Withdrawal Rate” you should be. Its the key factor to guide you in determining how much money you can withdrawal from your savings each year once you reach retirement. Nobody wants to run out of money. So using this...
Are you spooked yet?
Today scary decorations are all around our neighbourhood. Halloween, the day of dressing up and trick-or-treating, is full of fun and excitement for the young. But there are often 365 days of fears for retirees. What scares retirees the most? The Market When you...
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Kathleen van den Berg, MBA, CFP
4 Branthaven Court
Brooklin, Ontario L1M 0B2
Canada