With the Tour De France underway and the team trial just passing yesterday I couldn’t help but try and tie in a cycling theme. 

Contre-la Montre, often referred to in English as a time trial but with direct translation of “Against the Clock” is ultimately the race that we are all in. 

Separation         

High Expectations

The official resignation of Theresa May will come on June 7th to make it official, but it appears that Brexit has claimed its second British Prime Minister. First, the initiator of the calamitous referendum, David Cameron, and now the person that was supposed to bring everything together and form an orderly exit party.

Applying for life insurance can feel like a daunting task and probably somewhat of an uncomfortable thing that you'd rather not think about anyway. The harsh reality, though, is that it’s one of those things where "it's better to be 10 years early than 10 minutes too late.”

If you’re just starting to take charge of your financial future, it can be stressful approaching financial planning with confidence. Do you ever talk to your financial professional and think that they’re speaking a foreign language? Between acronyms, money talk, and words longer than my arm, conversations can get overwhelming.

Earlier this week, the Federal Liberal Government tabled their election-year budget, albeit through historically unorthodox methods. As expected, several measures were included that were designed to appeal to voters, especially the segments that the current government had seemingly lost approval with.

In today’s world, crowdfunding through sites like GoFundMe has become an amazing tool for tech startups, artists, gamers, and more, to launch their ideas and raise awareness for their products.

We all have our own unique way of handling our finances. While some of us are natural born savers, others may have a hard time making it to the next pay cheque. Fortunately, most of us fall somewhere in-between, putting away money at times, while making frivolous purchases at other times.

Over the last decade, we have been experiencing one of the longest bull runs in market history. Coming off the heels of the Great Recession of 2008, many are calling this the most unloved bull market in history, as investors have been hesitant to go “all-in” on equity markets, expecting the shoe to drop and 2008 to happen all over again.