Minding Money: Lara's Insights

A financial newsletter and blog in the Comox Valley

I'm glad you're here - being on this page means you want to learn more about how your financial choices can impact your quality of life.

I have been passionate about the importance of financial literacy since I started in this industry 20 years ago.  Minding Money is a quarterly newsletter I started for my friends and clients to address common questions when it comes to wealth and retirement planning and talk about the latest news in the investment industry.

If you would like each issue of Minding Money emailed or mailed to you, please send me an email.  On this blog I'll post a link to the PDF versions, as well as links to financial market and strategy opinion pieces by RBC Wealth Management professionals.

If you have any questions about anything you read here, please get in touch!

 

Latest Newsletter

 Fall 2025

In this edition:

  • Dr. Tom Deans "Every Family's Business" Thursday November 6th
  • Are you overlooking the tax-free opportunity?
  • A tax-efficient withdrawal strategy
  • Year-end checklist

CV Transition Society  Golf Fundraiser

June 04, 2024 |Teresa Matesanz

RBC Dominion Securities Courtenay volunteered on Friday May 31st for the 4th Annual Drive Away Domestic Violence, for the Comox Valley Transition Society.

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Three key ESG themes for 2024

Three key ESG themes for 2024

May 10, 2024 |RBC Wealth Management

RBC Capital Markets' Sustainable Finance Group provides an overview of three key environmental, social and governance themes that it believes will shape the sustainable finance market in 2024.

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Nuclear energy sector getting the push it needs

Nuclear energy sector getting the push it needs

May 08, 2024 |RBC Wealth Management

The nuclear industry is experiencing a rebirth amid the global energy transition, a time of economic and energy security uncertainty and a generational shift of preferences.

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Biodiversity: Investing in the world’s most important asset

Biodiversity: Investing in the world’s most important asset

May 07, 2024 |RBC Wealth Management

Investments in solutions that fight nature and biodiversity loss are a vital step in curtailing climate change and nature-related risks.

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Video: The Wealthy Barber: Settling estates and being an executor is becoming more complicated

April 30, 2024 |RBC Wealth Management

Being an executor can be stressful. Are you ready for the job ahead?

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Video: The Wealthy Barber’s ageless estate planning advice

April 30, 2024 |RBC Wealth Management

David Chilton's guidance on Wills, powers of attorney hasn't changed

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Planning to sell your business in the next five years?

April 24, 2024 |Teresa Matesanz

A successful business exit plan takes years of preparation – only the business owners who take the right steps along the way will get the price they want. Join us for an informative presentation that will help you:

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Community Fun

March 22, 2024 |Lara Austin

RBC DS supports YANA in rolling their way to 5000 premade Christmas crackers.

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Lara. D. Austin Minding Money Newsletter Spring 2024

March 22, 2024 |Una Guile

Lara Austin newsletter Spring in this edition: -Fraud and business succession top of mind this month -Five questions business owners should ask when succession planning -Learn how to prevent and report scans and fraud -News in brief

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The five flags “watch list”: Protecting our most vulnerable

The five flags “watch list”: Protecting our most vulnerable

March 08, 2024 |RBC Wealth Management
Exploiting and harming those most vulnerable in our society is on the rise. Here are five signs of elder abuse to be on the watch for. While many Canadians look forward to enjoying the later years of their lives - either in full retirement or for some...
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