A Very Hot July

We had a very warm July here in Calgary with a number of days over 30 degrees. I remember 30 plus being a bit of a rarity when Natalie and I moved out here in 2006. We got lots of sunshine which we very much enjoyed in July. We got out to the lake a little and have spent lots of time on our front porch in McKenzie Towne. We definitely enjoy our summers around here!

Patrycja was in Poland this July and will be back in the office by the time this Newsletter goes out. I will be out of the office a little in August and then we'll...

The Magic Wealth Ingredient

There is a legend about a successful financial advisor in Warren Buffett’s stomping grounds of Omaha, Nebraska. It is reported that this advisor has learned the art of communicating the basics of wealth building with the local farmers. The advisor, who we will call Fred Smith, greets clients in his office with a window behind his desk that overlooks fields of blowing wheat and corn.

Many clients look at him skeptically when he explains the simple power of investing for the long-term and multiplying their savings into large amounts of money from their modest savings. They often blink at him with glazed over eyes and...

The Growing Need for Caregivers

Today, 28% of Canadians provide some form of unpaid caregiving to relatives or family friends. Seniors make up the largest group of those requiring this type of care. The evolving concern is that 65+ is one of Canada’s fastest-growing segments. According to Statistics Canada, seniors accounted for nearly one-fifth of the total population in 2023, and this demographic is projected to reach close to one-quarter of the country’s overall population by 2040.

This is a result of a combination of an aging population, longer life spans, improved medical innovation and an increasingly strained social services system. Consequently, a growing number of adult children in Canada find themselves taking on...