Retirement Readine

My memory takes me back a number of years now to a gathering at a pool party in a friend’s backyard. I was part of a group...

Apr012013

Setting your goal is emotional; attaining it calls for logic and discipline.

If the Sock Fits&#

For some reason, I was particularly puzzled that morning. Perhaps it was one too many late-night hockey games, or maybe the...

Mar012013

We're all guilty of it...

Time for a pop quiz: what do former NBA star Dennis Rodman and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un have in common? Answer:...

Jan312013

RRSPs, as an inheritance, often miss the mark

I accepted the recent invitation to submit an article to an emerging online publication entitled Managing your Wealth. The...

Jan242013

Strategic asset allocation accounts for 90% of a portfolio's return.

I had just returned from the ice surface to the dressing room, got settled in my place and was starting to remove my hockey gear...

Aug012012

Your advisor can be your unfair advantage

As I write this blog, I am sitting in my parent’s living room surrounded by boxes and vacuum cleaners waiting for their cell...

Jun012012

When choosing a financial advisor, don't ignore your gut...

I’ve been a Herman cartoon fan since the day I read my first cartoon…I think it was Hal the deer bemoaning the bulls-eye...

Feb212012

Right thinking today. Someday, your future-self will thank you!

By Rick Tomalty on February 21, 2012 in Financial Philosophy , Saving with 2 comments

Today is the start a short series of posts that I intend to tie together with some concrete steps that will help parents help...