I went undercover: the truth about “free” financial seminars for doctors

I'm not one to pick a fight, but when good people are being taken advantage of, I'm also not one to sit around and let it happen. I'm quite comfortable managing our family's investments and have been doing so successfully for years. But a lot of doctors aren't and they're looking for help. When a professional-looking email arrives in your…

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The real problem with financial advisors

The road to financial independence and through retirement often feels like a menacing dark alley rather than a pleasant rolling country road. As a result, millions of Canadians hand the reins over to financial advisors, assuming expertise comes bundled with the title. The minority choose to steer clear of financial advisors, wary of the conflicts of interest that pollute the…

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Mutual funds are a tax on uninformed investors

My dad got into investing when I was a teenager in the 1990’s. We weren’t rich, but my parents were good savers and my dad was putting those savings into the stock market with amazing results. He had discovered a simple way to make big returns: add his money to a pool with thousands of other investors, give those funds…

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