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Dickens’ Mr. Micawber Teaches Us About Personal Financial Planning

February 7, 2021

Dickens’ Mr. Micawber Teaches Us About Personal Financial Planning

“Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen pounds nineteen and six, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pounds ought and six, result misery.” In David Copperfield by Charles Dickens (free copy obtainable over here) there exists a wonderful character named Wilkins Micawber. Mr. Micawber, who is said to be modeled on Dickens’ own father, is a […]

Cognitive Bias, Logical Fallacy, and How Brain Shortcuts Cost You Money

Naoshad Pochkhanawala

February 2, 2021

Cognitive Bias, Logical Fallacy, and How Brain Shortcuts Cost You Money

What would you say is the number 1 reason that people don’t achieve their financial goals? What do you think the greatest single threat to financial un-breakability is? It isn’t lack of information. It isn’t lack of motivation. It isn’t lack ability. It isn’t lack of resources. It isn’t the plethora of bad advice out […]

Ten Most Common Wealth Accumulation & Financial Planning Mistakes

Naoshad Pochkhanawala

January 25, 2021

Ten Most Common Wealth Accumulation & Financial Planning Mistakes

If your goal is to be financially unbreakable you want to avoid these 10 common mistakes. Procrastination. This is the biggest money mistake of all – putting off until tomorrow what should have been done yesterday. This is simply financial suicide on the installment plan. Failure to Establish an Overall Structure, Philosophy, or Process for […]

Do I Really Need Life Insurance?

Naoshad Pochkhanawala

January 14, 2021

Do I Really Need Life Insurance?

Here are 9 reasons you should buy life insurance: Replace lost income and guarantee the standard of living for your loved ones should you die too soon. Cover final burial/cremation expenses. Create or cement your legacy (your legacy could involve or be aimed at family, community, charity, church, almost anything that you want to be […]

Every Takeoff is Optional, Every Landing is Mandatory – Part 1

Naoshad Pochkhanawala

January 12, 2021

Every Takeoff is Optional, Every Landing is Mandatory – Part 1

There is a saying among pilots and aviation enthusiasts: “Every takeoff is optional, every landing is mandatory.” Financial planning is no different. Every opportunity must be scrutinized but the end result – maintaining a lifestyle to which you are accustomed and that meets your basic needs — is essential. If your portfolio […]

Volatility vs Risk: Don’t Mix Them Up!

Naoshad Pochkhanawala

December 9, 2020

Volatility vs Risk: Don’t Mix Them Up!

Volatility is not the same as risk. Let me be clear, volatility is not the same as risk. Financial people like to equate the two because it’s easier to sell something if you say, “It’s volatile,” vs “There is some risk.” Volatility is when the value of something fluctuates in an unpredictable way. The greater […]

Every take off is optional, every landing is mandatory – Part 2

Naoshad Pochkhanawala

December 8, 2020

Every take off is optional, every landing is mandatory – Part 2

Real World Financial & Risk Planning Isn’t Simple Math All financial planning is a reflection of most common real-world planning problems. It’s about the allocation of limited resources in the face of an uncertain future. Another term for this is risk management. Like all successful and sustainable systems or processes, proper financial planning is a result of dichotomous ideas […]

The Three Core Principles of Investment, Financial, & Benefit Planning

Naoshad Pochkhanawala

December 8, 2020

The Three Core Principles of Investment, Financial, & Benefit Planning

Begin by protecting what you most need and value: Define your “risk of ruin”. Identify the risk of ruin factors. Utilize reasonable risk containment measures. Through appropriate risk transfer planning, reduce the risk of ruin to as near 0 as possible. From now on, when making any decision regarding a product or strategy: Determine the […]

What Would You Sell to the Captain of the Titanic? (Or What Is a Good Financial Advisor’s Job Anyway?)

Naoshad Pochkhanawala

November 27, 2020

What Would You Sell to the Captain of the Titanic? (Or What Is a Good Financial Advisor’s Job Anyway?)

What would you sell to the Captain of the Titanic? Champagne or life boats?

Can’t I Just Make My Child a Joint Owner of My Rental Properties (Or Cottage) And Avoid Capital Gains Tax That Way?

Naoshad Pochkhanawala

November 23, 2020

Can’t I Just Make My Child a Joint Owner of My Rental Properties (Or Cottage) And Avoid Capital Gains Tax That Way?

This is one of the most frequent misapprehensions we come across and unfortunately, it is one that is regularly encouraged by well-meaning but misinformed (or occasionally less than scrupulous) accountants, advisors and lawyers. We’ll get into the details below but to summarize: You cannot get out of paying the capital gains tax on a property, […]

Dickens’ Mr. Micawber Teaches Us About Personal Financial Planning

Dickens’ Mr. Micawber Teaches Us About Personal Financial Planning

Cognitive Bias, Logical Fallacy, and How Brain Shortcuts Cost You Money

Cognitive Bias, Logical Fallacy, and How Brain Shortcuts Cost You Money

Ten Most Common Wealth Accumulation & Financial Planning Mistakes

Ten Most Common Wealth Accumulation & Financial Planning Mistakes

Do I Really Need Life Insurance?

Do I Really Need Life Insurance?

Every Takeoff is Optional, Every Landing is Mandatory – Part 1

Every Takeoff is Optional, Every Landing is Mandatory – Part 1

Volatility vs Risk: Don’t Mix Them Up!

Volatility vs Risk: Don’t Mix Them Up!

Every take off is optional, every landing is mandatory – Part 2

Every take off is optional, every landing is mandatory – Part 2

The Three Core Principles of Investment, Financial, & Benefit Planning

The Three Core Principles of Investment, Financial, & Benefit Planning

What Would You Sell to the Captain of the Titanic? (Or What Is a Good Financial Advisor’s Job Anyway?)

What Would You Sell to the Captain of the Titanic? (Or What Is a Good Financial Advisor’s Job Anyway?)

Can’t I Just Make My Child a Joint Owner of My Rental Properties (Or Cottage) And Avoid Capital Gains Tax That Way?

Can’t I Just Make My Child a Joint Owner of My Rental Properties (Or Cottage) And Avoid Capital Gains Tax That Way?

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