What are the Tax Implications of Charitable Giving?
According to Statistics Canada, Canadians contribute billions of dollars to charity every year, more recently $10.3 billion in 2019. Learn more about What are the Tax Implications of Charitable Giving?
January 21, 2022
Making a Difference: How to Optimize Your Charitable Giving Strategy?
While a charitable contributions plan should never be pursued primarily for the goal of claiming a tax credit, there are methods you can help charities.
January 21, 2022
How to structure your investments for retirement
How do you structure your investments and effectively fund your retirement? Learn more about an effective strategy in this post.
November 22, 2021
Never too early or too late: When to start planning for retirement?
You're never too young to start planning for retirement, or too old! Here's how to get started in a calm and proactive manner.
October 29, 2021
How to Grow Your Income After Retirement
There are a number of ways to grow your income after retirement. Read and learn more here.
October 4, 2021
Can I Retire Early? Living the Dream with Retirement Planning
Planning to retire early does not need to be an impossible dream. It simply needs the right approach.
September 20, 2021
How to Approach Investing in the New Normal
Find out what you should consider when deciding how to approach investing in the new normal.
August 31, 2021
Retirement Planning Tips for the New Normal
Did the pandemic impact your retirement goals? Use these retirement planning tips and start moving forward on your revised path.
August 24, 2021
Midyear Financial Checkup — Are You Ready for the Rest of 2021?
Learn how a midyear financial checkup can help you build your wealth and minimize risks.
August 3, 2021
How Bellwether Is Different Than Traditional Financial Planning Firms and Banks
The best financial advisor firms offer more value than traditional banks can. At Bellwether, we put you first. Learn how partnering with us is different.
July 25, 2021
5 Habits of High-Net-Worth Individuals
High-net-worth individuals tend to practice healthy financial habits. Here are some of the most common ones that anyone can adopt.
June 30, 2021
3 Ways a Financial Advisor Can Help You Build Wealth
Is a financial advisor worth it? There are important value-added benefits that come with working with an advisor. Find out what’s in it for you.
June 19, 2021
How COVID-19 Is Impacting Retirement Planning
Find out how COVID-19 is impacting retirement planning and what retirees in Canada can do to protect their future.
May 31, 2021
Should You Take Your CPP Early or Wait?
A lot of Canadians choose to take CPP early. Learn more about how and when you start receiving this benefit can impact you financially.
May 19, 2021
How to Plan For Retirement at Every Stage of Life
Here’s a helpful guide to retirement planning by age. Use it to identify what you can focus on at different periods of your life.
April 30, 2021
What Can I Expect from CPP?
Let’s explore how the Canada Pension Plan works so you can get an idea of what you can expect to receive.
April 16, 2021
When Should You Start Planning for Retirement?
When it comes to personal financial goals, saving enough money to live comfortably during retirement is one of the most critical.
March 31, 2021
COVID-19, the Stock Market, and Retirement Planning — Should I Sell if I'm Retiring Soon?
The current economic climate is far from predictable, but that doesn’t mean you should worry about your future if you’re nearing retirement age.
March 15, 2021
What Is Holistic Financial Planning?
Holistic financial planning considers every piece of your unique financial puzzle. It looks beyond the numbers and financial modelling.
February 22, 2021
Investing in 2021: How to invest with confidence in uncertain times
2021 will pose unique challenges for investors, especially for those relying on a fixed income for retirement.
February 8, 2021
6 Tips to Help You Stay Financially Secure In Retirement
If you are concerned that you won’t have enough for your future, then it may be time to make some tough choices and get creative. We've got 6 tips to help
November 4, 2020
An 8-Step Guide To Your Financial Future [Checklist]
CFP®Family Wealth Advisor Christopher Jardine's 8-step guide can help you determine if you have enough to support your financial future. Check it out now.
October 30, 2020
5 ways fast thinking is hurting your investments
Here’s how fast and slow thinking applies to investing, and 5 biases to watch for if you want to make better decisions when it comes to your investments.
July 15, 2020
What’s a good MER fee plus 3 strategies to avoid high fees
This article focuses on one particular fee, the management expense ratio (MER). What is a MER? How much is it costing you? What’s considered a “good” MER?
July 14, 2020
Retirement expense cheatsheet for investors
Use this handy list of retirement expenses as a way to start gathering information before you complete a more formal retirement expense worksheet.
June 30, 2020
How to avoid these 4 common retirement mistakes
Retirement is no time for mistakes. This article covers 4 of the most common retirement mistakes and one sure-fire solution that will prevent them all.
June 29, 2020
5 Retirement Tax Tips
Did you know taxes can be your biggest expense in retirement? Keep more money in your pocket with these 5 retirement tax planning tips.
June 25, 2020
5 more biases that are hurting your investments
Here are 5 investment biases that are probably compromising your decisions, plus signs to look out for and steps to take to slow your thinking down.
June 24, 2020
Why ESG doesn’t mean fossil fuel free
We explain how using environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors as part of a green investment strategy doesn't mean fossil fuels are out of the mix
June 24, 2020
COVID-19 investment update: Fear not, this too shall pass
COVID-19 has led to a material sell-off in global stock markets and impacted the investments of many people. Here is our perspective on recent events.
June 24, 2020
Should foundations invest in ETFs?
After 8 years with chairing the Oakville Community Foundation's investment committee, Adaptive ETF strategist Jeff Black shares his insights on ETFs.
June 24, 2020
COVID-19: Market insights and actions
How will COVID-19 affect the global markets? How has it affected them already? Learn how Bellwether is managing financial uncertainty through the pandemic.
June 24, 2020
Gold prices vs the dollar
What drives gold prices up? This post gives our interpretation, with some advice for ETF investors.
June 24, 2020
What's the difference between ESG and SRI?
We explain socially responsible investing (SRI) and environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors so you can make the right choices for your portfolio
June 24, 2020
Bellwether vs. traditional investment approaches
This article compares the investment approaches used by Bellwether Investment Management and traditional financial advisors and brokers.
June 24, 2020
How your biases are getting in the way of achieving your retirement goals
Humans are hard-wired to avoid losses. Learn how this bias affects our investment decisions and how to manage it to make better decisions.
June 24, 2020
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