Financial Planning – Canadian Money Talk

Video: Personal Finance for Young Adults: Don’t get into Debt

This is an #introductory #presentation about #personalfinance for #teens. Formula for #financialindependence, #FI and #success is: Earn money, Spend less than you Earn, Invest the rest, and don’t get into debt. This is part three, avoiding #debt for #teenagers, where I discuss #creditcards, #cars, and staying out of #consumer or #creditcarddebt. The #goal is to #spend less than you #earn.

The #CanadianMoneyTalk channel concentrates on #Canadianinvesting and #personalfinance in Canada.

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Video: Personal Finance for Young Adults: Spend Less Than You Make

This is an #introductory #presentation about #personalfinance for #teens. Formula for #financialindependence, #FI and #success is: Earn money, Spend less than you Earn, Invest the rest, and don’t get into debt. This is part two, #spending #money for #teenagers, where we’re trying to minimize #Spending Money by using #budgets and discussing #musthave and #nicetohave spending. The #goal is to #spend less than you #earn.

The #CanadianMoneyTalk channel concentrates on #Canadianinvesting and #personalfinance in Canada.

Video: Personal Finance for Young Adults: Intro & Earning Money

This is an #introductory #presentation about #personalfinance for #teens. Formula for #financialindependence, #FI and #success is: Earn money, Spend less than you Earn, Invest the rest, and don’t get into debt This is part one, #introduction, #glossary and #earning #money for #teenagers, where we’re trying to maximize Earning Money.

The #CanadianMoneyTalk channel concentrates on #Canadianinvesting and #personalfinance in Canada.

Video: Five Habits of Millionaires

What are some things one should do to stay a #millionaire, after achieving this #goal? Here are the 5 #Habits That Will Help You Stay A Millionaire. I also #profile today’s millionaire. The Habits of staying a Millionaire are #Live Below Your Means, #Prioritize Wealth-Building Activities, Seek #Freedom Not #Status, Raise #Independent #Children and #Work #Hard and Stay #Disciplined.

The #CanadianMoneyTalk channel concentrates on #Canadianinvesting and #personalfinance in Canada.

Video: My Brand New Shiny RRSP Portfolio

I take you on my #journey to getting a brand new shiny #RRSP #portfolio. I choose the #wealthsimple #brokerage, sell my #mutualfunds, and share what #assets I am buying, specifically #index #ETFs covering the #TSX, #SP500, #developed #markets and #emerging #markets. I also get #smallcap #stock #ETF, a #technology ETF and a #bond fund as a #piggybank.

The #CanadianMoneyTalk channel concentrates on #Canadianinvesting and #personalfinance in Canada.

Video: Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

The video defines #REITs and why they are so #inexpensive. It looks at their #structure, #benefits, #pros and #cons, differences between #Canadian and #US REITs, and why they are, as a group, inexpensive in #March of #2025.

The #CanadianMoneyTalk channel concentrates on #Canadianinvesting and #personalfinance in Canada.

My Simply Investing Dividend Podcast interview

Introduction by Kanwal Sarai for this podcast episode:

In this episode, I interview investor Ales Eisner, we talk about how to get started with investing, how to select dividend stocks, and how invest in this current economic climate.

Ales achieved financial independence in his early 40’s, and stopped working in IT at 46. Today he lives off his six figure dividend income. Ales is a disciplined investor who is happy to share his knowledge and experience with our audience.

I also cover the following topics in this episode:
– How Ales achieved a six figure annual dividend income
– RRSP (401k) vs TFSA vs non-registered accounts
– Why is it important to start investing sooner than later?
– Is it too late to start investing in your 50s?
– What is your process for selecting what stocks to invest in?
– The risk of investing in dividend traps
– Why invest in dividend stocks when the dividend isn’t guaranteed?
– Why is dividend history so important?
– How many stocks should I hold in my portfolio?
– Do you consider the management expense ratio (MER fee) when investing in funds?
– When would you sell a stock?
– How are you investing in this current tariff trade war?
– The importance of remaining calm when investing
– What advice would you give to someone who wants to start investing for their future?

Link to Ales’s website: https://canadianmoneytalk.ca/

Video: Canadian Taxation on Investments

I had a viewer question about #tax #rates on #Canadian vs. #foreign #dividends and which #account #minimizes tax #withholding on foreign dividends (#RRSP vs. #TFSA vs. #non-registered or #cash accounts), as well as the rates at which various #dividend #income is taxed. The video covers the entire Canadian #taxation system for context, and answers the question for tax #efficiency.

The #CanadianMoneyTalk channel concentrates on #Canadianinvesting and #personalfinance in Canada.

Video: What’s the Best Retirement Withdrawal Strategy?

Using the 4% rule, or with an updated 3.7% #withdrawal #rate in #retirement, what’s the best withdrawal #strategy? You can use #fixed #real withdrawals, which offer the benefit of #simplicity, or #dynamic #strategies, which factor in #portfolio #performance and #spending. The strategy depends on #Market #conditions, #inflation and #lifestyle.

The #CanadianMoneyTalk channel concentrates on #Canadianinvesting and #personalfinance in Canada.

Video: How much can Retirees spend in Retirement

A #Morningstar article from January #2025 describes their latest #studies and #simulations from 2024 about the #sustainable #withdrawals from your #retirement portfolio, and I would like to share the results. Affluent #retirees are #living #longer, and traditional #pensions have declined in prevalence. Meanwhile, many retirees are working well past the traditional retirement age of 65. This video outlines what you need to know about retirement income planning. While there’s no one-size-fits-all plan, the #4% rule has been a popular approach. According to the 2024 data, how much can you spend in retirement so your #portfolio lasts 30 years?

The #CanadianMoneyTalk channel concentrates on #Canadianinvesting and #personalfinance in Canada.