After the boomer times

 September 28, 2018 |Dian Chaaban
One of the things I love most about my business is the relationships. It’s a beautiful thing when a client trusts you with their life savings and allows you the privilege to counsel them through so many of life’s exciting (yet also stressful and complex)...
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I say a little prayer

 September 21, 2018 |Dian Chaaban
Aretha Franklin died last week on August 16th at the young age of 76 without a will or trust. The Queen of Soul was reportedly worth US$80 million but the true value of her estate isn’t yet known – mostly because her song catalog hasn’t been appraised...
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Back to school, school is cool

 September 14, 2018 |Dian Chaaban
I realized at a young age that I was more of a mathlete than an athlete (I was that kid who you picked last in gym class because I could barely catch a ball) which wasn't so fun during recess but my grade 8 graduation encouraged me to stay the course...
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Why would I pay more tax today?

 August 10, 2018 |Dian Chaaban
Is what a client of mine asked this week during a review meeting of her retirement plan. I don’t blame her for thinking that she was to defer paying taxes as long as possible because it’s often recommended that retirees draw income from low- or nontaxable...
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Financial Jargon

 July 27, 2018 |Dian Chaaban
With constant advancements in technology and the wide use of social media, we have access to more financial reading material than ever before (it’s literally at our fingertips). That said, too many opinions and too many perspectives can start to muddy...
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The greatest geek who ever lived

 July 14, 2018 |Dian Chaaban
I came across a great article this week about Nikola Tesla. To be honest, I recognized the name because of the car (as I’m sure you did, too) but quickly realized that he is much more than that. In fact, he has nothing to do with the American car company...
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Cottage conundrum

 June 22, 2018 |Dian Chaaban
With summer officially here and with the Canada Day long weekend coming up, talk of cottage plans is all around; small talk in the elevator, catching up while in line for coffee and chatter throughout the change room at the gym in the mornings. Whether...
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“Ontario is open for business”

 June 08, 2018 |Dian Chaaban
Doug Ford led the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario to a decisive victory last night, securing a majority government, winning 76 seats of the available 124 with 40% of the popular vote—9 percentage points more than the PCs won in 2014. While Ford...
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So fresh and so clean, clean.

 May 11, 2018 |Dian Chaaban
Last weekend Mark and I finally tackled the “miscellaneous” room down by the garage that over the years had become a messy collection of our golf clubs, Mark’s cycling “stuff”, gardening things and all of Mark’s power tools, screws, wrenches, about 78...
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Resolutions

 January 05, 2018 |Dian Chaaban
Let's face it - New Year's resolutions are lame. Last year I wrote to you about the concept of making small life-changing resolutions (like flossing or stretching) rather than setting overzealous goals doomed for defeat. I also publically shared with...
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