Financial Planning

Many people will offer you advice on which investments to buy. But there's more to your financial life than your RRSP. Estate taxes, income taxes and education funds for your children are just some of the other complex aspects of your total financial picture.

You need a Certified Financial Planner to help you develop an effective financial plan.

Personal financial planning focuses on you as an individual – bringing together all the financial and psychological factors that have an impact on your life.

A well-designed financial plan will help you reach your personal financial goals and objectives, and give you a greater sense of security.

Many people call themselves financial planners, but the true professional financial planning practitioner uses the Total Financial Planning Process, which is made up of six distinct steps.

  1. Helps you clarify your present situation by collecting and assessing all relevant financial data – assets and liabilities, tax returns, records of securities transactions, insurance policies, wills and pension plans.
  2. Helps you to identify financial and personal goals and objectives, and also to clarify your financial and personal values and attitudes.
  3. Helps you to identify financial problems that can create barriers to your financial independence.
  4. Provides you with written recommendations and alternative solutions. These should be structured to meet your needs without undue emphasis on purchasing specific products.
  5. Assists you to implement the right strategy to ensure that you reach your goals and objectives.
  6. Provides a review and revision of your plan to ensure that you achieve your goals.

How do you know if you need a Financial Planner?

People hire financial planners for many reasons. These questions may help you decide if you need professional financial advice.

  • Do you have the time to attend to your personal financial affairs?
  • Are you confused about conflicting financial advice from several sources?
  • Do you feel you are paying too much tax?
  • Are you confused about where to invest your money?
  • Do you feel that you can't make ends meet?
  • Do you feel that you can't save any money?
  • Has there been a recent change in your life that could affect your financial future, such as retirement, job loss, an inheritance, an addition to your family, or loss of your spouse?

Contact our office if you are looking for information about your long term financial strategy.

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What our clients are saying...

  • I was looking for a financial planner who could provide clarity and show me the best possible way to structure and plan for my retirement. Anthony’s expertise was clearly evident. He is professional, punctual, and answered all my questions and concerns. I would definitely recommend Anthony to my family and friends.

    Shweta

    Dec 2022

  • We expect a Financial planner to be thorough, detailed and have a strong understanding of their clients' needs. It was a pleasure working with Anthony and his team. He delivered a tremendous package and reviewed his findings in great detail. Anthony's attention to detail, solutions, recommendations and in-depth reports provides a great deal of confidence in his recommendations. We would absolutely refer our family, friends and associates to Anthony.

    Client

    April 2022

  • I expect my financial planner to review and discuss my financial goals along with how my goals can be achieved. I valued Anthony reviewing my investments and the projections of what they will equate to when I reach my eventual retirement. Anthony has certainly met my expectations and I would be happy to refer my family and friends.

    Vidalia

    Dec 2021

  • My expectation was to be provided with the best possible advice specific to my situation (as it evolves) and to be provided with objective, evidence-based solutions which will provide me with the maximum financial benefit (and peace of mind). I valued the very thorough process of gathering all pertinent information regarding my estate, pension, income and expenses in order to produce a very detailed and fulsome projection of my current and future financial situation. I really appreciate the time Anthony has taken to answer all of my questions and provide sound advice based on my goals and concerns. I am really looking forward to continuing my investment and financial planning journey with Anthony. I would certainly recommend Anthony to my family and friends!

    Vini

    April 2021

  • We valued receiving a detailed report and explanation of our finances. When working with a financial planner, we expect to have our questions answered with adequate detail and to have a plan developed to help grow our money. Our expectations were clearly met and we would be happy to recommend Anthony to anyone looking for a Financial Plan.

    Doug and Debby

    Jan 2020

  • We valued the fact that you sat down with us, heard what we wanted to say, asked for clarification and offered suggestions, and then came up with a detailed and well-reasoned plan in a short period of time and communicated that back to us so that we knew what we needed to do moving forward. Thanks!

    Our expectations for a financial planner are several fold: (1) Does the planner communicate well, in that they both listen but also offer suggestions and ideas in a clear easy-to-understand way, (2) Are they able to meet their client at the same energy/level and meet their specific needs? In our case we needed a tax minimization strategy within a short turn around time. (3) Did the planner actually do their job, in that were they able to provide ideas and suggestions that helped address the client's asks?

    We came to see you because we realised that we hadn't looked at how to minimize the taxes related to my Father’s estate planning and my mother’s future financial planning, and you were able to tell us things that we didn't know about, and offered us solutions that helped us with our future financial planning.

    You definitely met our expectations! In some ways, you actually exceeded our expectations. We were hoping that you could respond quickly, and you came up with a detailed and well-reasoned plan faster than we expected!

    Our only area of improvement we could think of was, given that the plan was very detailed, if we had an explicitly spelled out action plan with a timeline for completion.

    We are very happy and would definitely recommend you to our family and friends and in fact have already done so!

    Timothy & Esther

    Dec 2019

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