Think Smart with TMFG

We just keep getting slammed by interest rates from all sides. This is especially problematic for those who are still coping with debts or mortgages. But on the other hand, there are actually some benefits. Listen today to find out why the rising interest rates might be unfathomably positive.

Evidence shows that women outpace men in lifespan by a minimum of five years. Yet we often see that only one partner does all the financial heavy lifting while the other remains disengaged and uninformed. Ensuring that both partners are engaged in understanding their finances is crucial to the future of the surviving spouse. Not only does it provide the arena for developing a shared vision of your plan it allows you to highlight any unforeseen discrepancies. If you consider yourself or your spouse disengaged, it's not too late. Listen today to Senior Financial Advisors Rob McClelland and Mike Connon to discover your next steps.

Let’s talk liquidity. How liquid is your portfolio? How does fixed income affect your buying power? What will fit your needs best? Will it be GICs, bonds, cash or stocks, and mutual funds? Listen today to Senior Financial Advisors Rob McClelland and Mike Connon as they discuss how these financial products work individually and in combination to create an ideal investment strategy.

Rebalancing is a very important element of a sound and profitable investment philosophy. Listen today to Senior Financial Advisors Rob McClelland and Mike Connon as they explain why and how the rebalancing of your portfolio works to your advantage.

Interest rates continue to plague the economy with no relief in sight. How are they affecting today's homeowners and how might they affect the future of Canadian home ownership? 

Join Senior Financial Advisors Rob McClelland and Mike Connon as they discuss the current state of interest rates and where they may be headed.

Your Financial Advisor is there to help you with the many decisions that impact your finances throughout your lifetime. Leaving them out of the loop on some of your most important choices is only doing you a disservice. Whether you've upsized your cottage or donated your liquid assets to fund your children's first home purchase, keeping your Advisor apprised is an integral part of your whole-life equation.

Conflicts of interest exist everywhere in the marketplace. They may be hidden in places you would never suspect.  Join Senior Financial Advisors Rob McClelland and Mike Connon as they discuss  George Athanassakos's article on conflicts of interest in the investing world. How they affect portfolio managers, analysts, rating agencies, and even the financial media.

Join Senior Financial Advisors Rob McClelland and Mike Connon as they discuss 5 concepts for successful investing as developed by Professor Ken French from the Tuck School of Business, Head of Investment Policy and board member of Dimensional Fund Advisors working in collaboration with Eugene Fama, Nobel Prize Laureate in Economics.

What has the advent of technology done to erode client relations and expectations? The widespread adoption of technologies and applications has undoubtedly had its advantages, but it, too, has had its limitations. While some companies are still able to provide excellent service, others are wildly failing. Some of this failure comes from the weight of knowledge required to engage with this technology being thrust on the end user. Not only do you now need to know what you've spent your whole life excelling at. You also need to become an expert in other industries just to ensure you get what you need. 

Financial Advisors Rob McClelland and Mike Connon discuss the global history of stock market crashes and review "A History of the United States in Five Crashes: Stock Market Meltdowns That Defined a Nation" by Scott Nations. What do all these crashes have in common, and how can leverage be detrimental to an economy? Find out this and more.