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We are looking together at how your finances are like your lingerie. Here is the third principle for understanding how these two, seemingly-unrelated parts of your life fit together:

Principle 3: Like your bra size, your financial needs change over time.
How many of us figured out our bra size at some point in the past and have continued, year over year, to blithely buy that same 34B that fit us before kids and before, erm, gravity made its effects known on our bodies?

Same thing with your finances: the mix of approaches, strategies and investments that fit you at 20 is not the same as the right mix at 30, or when your first child arrives, or when that same child hits post-secondary education, or when you Read the rest of this entry »

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Follow along as we consider how your finances…are like your lingerie.

We already explored how your finances, like your lingerie, are intimate. But how else are they similar? Here’s principle two for understanding how these two elements of your life fit together (or not!):

Principle 2: You probably have a portfolio that doesn’t fit.

You likely know by now that most of us are wearing the wrong bra size. Oprah did a whole hour on this!

Here’s the comparison with money, gleaned from my work as an advisor: most people have investments that are a poor match for their circumstances. To the extent that they have a “financial plan,” Read the rest of this entry »

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And how do you know?

This morning’s Globe and Mail included an article providing advice on whether to consolidate your RRSP holdings if you have more than one.

I was one of the experts interviewed for the piece, and my contributions focused on what I think are among the most important factors for ensuring long-term investing success: Read the rest of this entry »

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