Think Smart with TMFG

Think Smart with TMFG

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Think Smart with TMFG episodes

  • Things You Can Do To Help Your Family During Covid-19
    With some time on our hands and many fewer distractions, now is the perfect time to start dusting off some of those old forgotten estate documents. Rob and Mike discuss best practices and some tips and tricks to help you and the important people in your life cope with your estate.
    19 min
  • Owners vs Loaners: Equities and Fixed Income - How Does Your Portfolio Measure Up?
    How much control do you want to have of your portfolio? Find out what simple choices you can make to stay successful. We discuss the fundamental differences and problems between heavily weighted fixed income or equity portfolios and what we believe is the undisputable smart choice. Fear often over-shadows historical data to the detriment of investors. Learn how to escape the mistakes investors continue to make.
    Today on ThinkSmart.
    26 min
  • What Continuing Trends Can We Expect To See in 2021?
    How will Canada and the world begin to tackle their trillions of dollars in debt? Will increasing taxes be their only option, and if so, which tax type will even make it possible? We see movement and changes everywhere we look. Retail is struggling while social media is thriving. Is the department store well and truly dead? Which way will the interest rate be heading? Even the real estate markets are changing in ways we could not have predicted.
    Listen today to hear our prognosis for the coming year.
    30 min
  • Robo - Advisors: Are They Really The Future of Investing?
    No one would argue that AI is not doing miraculous things in all areas of our modern lives. We see an elimination of errors, lengthy monotonous tasks are often completed at record speed and with great efficiency. Still, they are missing one thing - the human element. Sure, Robo-Advisors have become very good at some of the basic aspects of portfolio management, but they lack a certain amount of foresight. They cannot wholly comprehend the variables, personalities, or complexity of a clients' entire financial situation. Today on ThinkSmart, we discuss both the pro and cons of Robo-Advisors.
    17 min
  • Dangers in the Market
    There are sharks in the water that will never change. But what you can always rely on is the efficiency of the financial market. In this day and age, when news is disseminated instantaneously, it's hard to have the inside track on any given situation. Rob and Mike discuss the beauty of the free market system and how it remains a constant through time.
    14 min
  • Financial Evil #4: Solutions For Avoiding Financial Indecency
    The media can be a veritable lion's den. Every agency, publication, newspaper, commercial, or newsfeed is grasping for your view and your time. Each one working harder than the next to sell you their idea. In this minefield of information, how do you understand what to do and what information is rational? As an investor, the feat is practically impossible. Statistics manipulate, factoids are deceptive. What can you do to avoid being a sucker for financial proselytization? Today on ThinkSmart, learn how to navigate financial indecency.
    19 min
  • Financial Evil#4: Financial Indecency
    We all know the media's impact on our mindset, and our decision making is huge, but how does it affect our thought process when making financial decisions? It's important to remember that a large part of the media's job is to entertain. It's not always about getting you all the facts but more often about keeping you engaged long enough for you to see the advertising or the commercial. 
    Not surprisingly, people turn to important people in their lives for advice, Doctors, Lawyers, friends, and family. If we look at the data on who people most often get alternative financial advice from, the results are surprising but do you see a teacher about your broken arm?We discuss how armchair advice can do more harm than good and we take a look into this not so uncommon idea of Financial Pornography.
    This and more today on ThinkSmart!
    18 min
  • Financial Evils Part 6: Solutions for Eliminating Debt

    Today we discuss what we can do to eliminate one of the biggest evils in our financial lives; debt.  It can be as simple as creating a budget, paying yourself first and looking at your options when it comes to mortgage debt.  Rob and Mike go into the details of these and many more strategies that can help you to get yourself on the right track with your savings and expenses.

    This and More Today on ThinkSmart!

    14 min

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Take control of your financial future with expert insights, tips, and guidance from Senior Financial Advisor Mike Connon, Senior Financial Advisor Carlo Cansino, and Financial Advisor John…