The great Warren Buffet is known to say that one of the magic secrets to his investing success is living a long time; a tangential way of crediting the wonder of compounding. So, one way that we can become wealthier is to simply live longer. Living longer is harder to achieve today than it was even just a year ago. At the time of writing the Health Canada website is … [Read more...] about Crazy little thing called love: one Christian’s response to Covid
Arnold Machel, CFP®
Arnold Machel lives, works and worships in the White Rock/South Surrey area and has been writing articles for the Light Magazine for over 10 years. He is a Certified Financial Planner® with Visionvest Financial Planning & Services.
Ch, Ch, Ch, Changes – the shift from a sales culture to an advice culture
Last year (2020) I celebrated 25 years in the business, and I found myself thinking about how things have changed and how they’ve stayed the same. Back in 1995… The shift from a sales culture to an advice culture. More than the specifics though, I found myself thinking about the change in the Zeitgeist between now and then. Specifically, the change in the investment … [Read more...] about Ch, Ch, Ch, Changes – the shift from a sales culture to an advice culture
Time for some last-minute tax planning
The Duke of Westminster principle remains alive and well here in Canada: taxpayers still have the right to manage their affairs in order to minimize taxes payable. For some, those affairs may include RRSP contributions which have a deadline 60 days after the end of the year, but for most tools the deadline is December 31. Tax planning shouldn’t be left until the end of the … [Read more...] about Time for some last-minute tax planning
Going broke slowly, the true cost of inflation
How much did a chocolate bar cost when you were a child? “10 cents” is the answer for me. At least that’s what the convenience store on the corner of Robson and Thurlow (where I returned bottles that I collected in the neighbourhood) charged. I even remember that it was only 9 cents if I went to the drug store across the street. It’s … [Read more...] about Going broke slowly, the true cost of inflation
The Canada Pension Plan: Decisions, Decisions…
“When should I take my Canada Pension Plan?” is another one of those very commonly asked questions that I get. And the answer will probably surprise you. Obviously, it varies person to person, depending very heavily on one’s tax and health situation. If only we knew how much longer we had to live, it would make that decision so much clearer. Methuselah certainly would have … [Read more...] about The Canada Pension Plan: Decisions, Decisions…