by Rona Birenbaum BAS CFP®, CHFS | Aug 8, 2010 | All About Investing, Musings, Risk Management
I took my daughter to Great Wolf Lodge recently, which is a family resort built around an indoor water park. The park highlights are the water slides. They range from the kiddie slides to the high intensity Vortex. Now, if you really must know, if I could get away...
by Rona Birenbaum BAS CFP®, CHFS | Jul 19, 2010 | Risk Management
It is a well known fact in the insurance industry that bank mortgage life insurance is underwritten at the time of claim. It is not as well known by the borrowing public. In fact, the majority of mortgage customers are not familiar with the difference between...
by Rona Birenbaum BAS CFP®, CHFS | Jul 12, 2010 | All About Investing, Risk Management
For most Canadians, a mortgage is the largest debt they ever take on. Much time and attention is given to negotiating the lowest possible interest rate, but typically much less time is taken determining the optimal amortization period. This is even though the length...
by Rona Birenbaum BAS CFP®, CHFS | Jul 8, 2010 | Musings, We Think You Might Enjoy...
I multi-task and I know that it interferes with my productivity. Recently, expert sales and productivity coach Nicki Weiss wrote a fantastic article on how (and why) to stop multi-tasking. Below is the article in its entirety. This article comes from Nicki’s...
by Rona Birenbaum BAS CFP®, CHFS | Jun 29, 2010 | All About Investing, Musings, We Think You Might Enjoy...
Now I’ve seen it all. A friend of mine recently told me about a financial advisory firm that offers: A FREE financial plan OR A FREE Clublink golf lesson. All you have to do is book a meeting with the financial advisor and bring in your investment statements to...
