Hopefully you’ve already identified the most likely hazards in your area (from the BC Hazard Map) and created an Emergency Plan (by downloading and completing the fillable PDF). The next step is building a home emergency kit. At the very least, your home emergency kit should consist of: 1. One of your go-bags (more details to come next month) 2. Essential supplies for … [Read more...] about Emergency Preparedness: Building a Home Emergency Kit
Emergency Preparedness 101: Creating an emergency plan
Just like nobody wants to think about death or the need for life insurance, encouraging people to think about emergency preparedness or potential catastrophes can be difficult. And then encouraging them to creating some sort of emergency plan can be even harder. I’m hoping I can help make that process a little less painful by sharing my experience with you. This month I … [Read more...] about Emergency Preparedness 101: Creating an emergency plan
Calling all people with Type 1 diabetes
Do you know any people under the age of 50 with Type 1 diabetes? Maybe someone you live or work with? Maybe your friend or neighbour? If you do know someone who fits this description, you NEED to read this and pass it on to them. When I first started in the industry back in 1995, I remember Registered Education Savings Plans (RESPs) were a terrible deal. I regularly … [Read more...] about Calling all people with Type 1 diabetes
Start the Car again – this deal is too good to be true
Have you looked at your investment statements lately? Or have you just thrown them in a drawer unopened, knowing that things have been on a downward trend? Or worse yet, are you checking the values online every morning, stressing about how low they can go? Recently, I’ve seen market prognosticators (well-known firms and individuals in the financial space) predict anywhere … [Read more...] about Start the Car again – this deal is too good to be true
Fake news, when things sound too good to be true
Last month we here at Visionvest received a real-life lesson in fake news, when things sound too good to be true. We discovered a few five-star reviews on our corporate Facebook page that didn’t make any sense. In each review we were highly praised (which we liked), but they were all for staff we didn’t have and actions we didn’t take. “I had a great meeting with … [Read more...] about Fake news, when things sound too good to be true