Did you lock your door this morning?

 June 05, 2019 |Colleen O’ Connell-Campbell
I expect you answered ‘yes’. We’re pretty good at the easy stuff – remembering to lock the front door when we leave the house, locking the car when we get out, checking the doors & windows before we go on vacation. But all my May interviews about cyber...
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Should you take business to the greens?

 March 26, 2019 |Colleen O’ Connell-Campbell
Spring is coming; you can smell it in the air. And after a hard Ottawa winter, I feel like we’re all aching to get outside and lift our faces up from our screens to the sun. Which brings me to a surprisingly controversial topic, actually… leaving the...
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Does Commercial Real Estate fit in YOUR portfolio?

 March 06, 2019 |Colleen O’ Connell-Campbell
Have you ever wondered who owns that office building on the corner? Or the mall with your favourite coffee shop? It could be your neighbour. It’s not unusual for a lawyer, accountant or local entrepreneur to hold real estate as part of their portfolio...
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Is it a holiday if you're worrying about paying for it?

 March 06, 2019 |Colleen O’ Connell-Campbell
Can you REALLY call it a holiday if you’re worrying about how to pay for it? I’m writing this ahead of time so when you read it, I’ll actually be on a beach with my family getting some much-needed vitamin D and making memories. Everyone needs time to...
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Entrepreneurship: Is it worth the risk?

 March 06, 2019 |Colleen O’ Connell-Campbell
You’ve probably seen those quotes that float around on social media… “I would rather work 16 hours for myself than 8 hours for someone else.” “Entrepreneurs are willing to work 80 hours a week to avoid working 40 hours a week.” (credited to Lori Greiner...
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You down with IPP? Here’s why you should be…

 February 20, 2019 |Colleen O’ Connell-Campbell
Maybe I’m dating myself here, but I always found that 1991 Naughty by Nature tune “O.P.P.” pretty catchy. “You down with OPP (Yeah you know me)…” The rest of the lyrics aren’t appropriate to reprint here, but when I first learned about IPPs early in my...
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Financially Derailed by Divorce

 February 13, 2019 |Colleen O’ Connell-Campbell
I know, I know. Why would I write about divorce the day before Valentine’s Day? That’s just mean. Well, to be honest, I wrote last week about trying to find detours around the roadblocks we encounter on the road to financial freedom. Divorce is definitely...
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Do you have enough?

 February 07, 2019 |Colleen O’ Connell-Campbell
I’m re-booting the concept of ‘having enough’ today, for a few reasons… …It’s January, and you’re probably thinking about finding ‘enough’ to pay off the holidays AND make contributions that will benefit your 2018 tax situation. …I’ve been reading some...
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Big Financial Detours: when you need a new map

 February 06, 2019 |Colleen O’ Connell-Campbell
When I ask them about it, my clients and prospective clients offer lots of different ideas around why and how they would enjoy being ‘wealthy’. Of course, ‘wealthy’ means different things to different people, but I do see a common thread around security...
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What the Wealthy are doing

 January 23, 2019 |Colleen O’ Connell-Campbell
One of the most important shifts I see happening in conversations with clients is the changing ATTITUDE toward building wealth. Wealth is starting to be seen as a tool to enjoy more experiences, design a satisfying lifestyle and effect change. ‘Wealth’...
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