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Shaun Sun
Financial Advisor
BComm CFP
I seek to empower you with the confidence that comes from truly understanding your overall financial position, the opportunities and risks that may change your path towards reaching your goals, and the steps you can take today towards making these goals a reality.
I seek to empower you with the confidence that comes from truly understanding your overall financial position, the opportunities and risks that may change your path towards reaching your goals, and the steps you can take today towards making these goals a reality.
Shaun Sun
Financial Advisor
BComm CFP
I seek to empower you with the confidence that comes from truly understanding your overall financial position, the opportunities and risks that may change your path towards reaching your goals, and the steps you can take today towards making these goals a reality.
I focus on helping clients protect their wealth by developing risk- management strategies, and providing them with guidance along a proven process to achieve the best results during implementation. I have experience serving clients in all areas of financial planning since 2010, providing them with advice to reach their goals with confidence, simplicity and convenience.
In my free time, I enjoy hiking, camping, cooking and traveling the world. I have learned some of my most valuable life lessons from these hobbies - the ability to plan with an ideal outcome in mind, to adapt when things inevitably don't go according to plan, and to appreciate the journey (including the 'bumps') as much as the destination.
Countries I've traveled to: Turkey, Palau, New Zealand, Germany, France, Italy, Czech Republic, South Korea & Taiwan.
Favorite kitchen tool: My Staub cast-iron dutch oven
Industry Associations
FPSC - Financial Planning Standards Council
Advocis - Financial Advisors Association of Canada
IFB - Independent Financial Brokers of Canada
Advocis - Financial Advisors Association of Canada
IFB - Independent Financial Brokers of Canada
Bcomm (Finance) - UBC
CFP (Certified Financial Planner)
Canadian Securities Course (CSC)
Conduct and Practices Handbook (CPH)
Wealth Management Essentials (WME)
Life License Qualification Program (LLQP)
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Should I be Worried about the Upcoming US Election?
By Jon Knutson on 17 Dec 2019
Over the years, I have been asked how US election results might impact portfolio returns. For some reason, I was asked this question much more frequently about three years ago…
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Dirty Harry and the Hidden Truth
By Brett Simpson on 02 Oct 2019
About 50 years ago, a savvy and streetwise “Dirty Harry”, famously played by Clint Eastwood, said a profound truth: “A man has to know his limitations.” I know mine. I can’t predict the future.
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How Deep Does Your Diversification Go?
By Shaun Sun on 20 Jul 2019
One of the goals of a well-constructed portfolio is to reduce the overall risk witout sacrificing return. This is partly achieved through diversification, a concept many people understand as ‘not putting all your eggs into one basket’.
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The Case for Active Management with your Fixed Income
By Jon Knutson on 05 Apr 2019
As financial advisors, we make investment recommendations for your portfolio that are based on many factors, including your risk tolerance, investment objectives and your time horizon.
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How Small Things Can Make a Big Difference
By Brett Simpson on 22 Oct 2018
After thirty-five years of financial advising, I would like to share some insights I’ve recognized as important ingredients in effective integrated wealth management.
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Federal Budget 2018
By Shaun Sun on 19 Mar 2018
Some clarity for business owners holding passive investments in their corporations.
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Currency Impact on Portfolios
By Jon Knutson on 24 Oct 2017
Over the last 5 months, the Canadian dollar has risen substantially versus the US dollar (an approximate 13% increase). This is good news for shopping across the line, but bad news for the US dollar exposure within our portfolios.
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Sometimes Old Habits Require New Thinking
By Brett Simpson on 19 Jul 2017
Credit can be an extremely useful financial tool or a slippery slope to financial malpractice. Each of us must choose wisely how we manage our credit capacity (or lack thereof!).
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The Right Kind of Mortgage Protection
By Shaun Sun on 03 Jul 2017
If you’ve had to obtain a mortgage to purchase a home or condo, you will have noticed the number of times insurance was discussed.
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The Goose and the Basket of Golden Eggs
By Brett Simpson on 18 Jun 2017
If you had a goose that laid golden eggs, which is worth more: the eggs already in your basket or those yet to come? What value do you put on the goose?
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Do Corporate Class Mutual Funds Still Make Sense?
By Jon Knutson on 02 Jan 2017
Canadian mutual funds can take the legal form of a trust or corporation. While most funds are structured as mutual fund trusts, some are structured as mutual fund corporations. The latter are also known as corporate class funds.
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What's Right When Things Go Wrong?
By Brett Simpson on 03 Oct 2016
There are some risks that we take purely for the fun of it: skinny-dipping, roller coasters, even alcohol consumption. These risks range from fairly benign to potentially catastrophic.
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Making that RRSP contribution before the deadline
By Shaun Sun on 16 Feb 2016
So, you haven’t fully ‘topped-up’ your RRSP? There’s still time to make a contribution and have it count towards reducing your taxable income earned in 2015, if you do so before February 29th. Here are some things to consider before the deadline:
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The BC Training and Education Savings Grant
By Jon Knutson on 14 Oct 2015
In February 2013, the BC government announced that any BC resident with an RESP for a child born on or after Jan. 1, 2007, may apply for a one-time grant of $1,200 between the child’s sixth and seventh birthday. Two years have passed since then, as it has taken the government time to develop the applications, and for Financial Institutions to obtain approval to offer the grant.
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Losing your Group Health Coverage?
By Jon Knutson on 01 Jul 2015
As Canadians, we have one of the best healthcare systems in the world—but that doesn’t mean your provincial government provides you with all the healthcare coverage you need.
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What’s New in 2020?
By Cory Hill on 15 Jan 2020
With the election of a minority Liberal government in October 2019, there were a number of announcements in the December 2019 Federal Budget. Here is brief, though not an exhaustive, point-form summary...
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Should I be Worried about the Upcoming US Election?
By Jon Knutson on 17 Dec 2019
Over the years, I have been asked how US election results might impact portfolio returns. For some reason, I was asked this question much more frequently about three years ago…
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Let Us Be There
By John Hale on 20 Nov 2019
One of the perks we enjoy from our perch here at Broadway and Pine is an outstanding view of the North Shore Mountains.
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RESPs – The Other Side of the Process
By Bryson Milley on 24 Oct 2019
The school year is now officially well in motion, and for those with children in grade 12, I’m sure there are regular conversations about post-secondary schooling…where to go, what classes to take, etc..
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Critical Illness Insurance
By Brent Vandekerckhove on 24 Oct 2019
Managing risk is something we do in many aspects of our lives. When I give seminars on financial planning, I like to ask the audience what they think their biggest asset is. Most will answer their home, especially in the Lower Mainland.
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Travel Tips to Consider Before Your Next Trip
By Claire Newell on 24 Oct 2019
Knowing the tricks of the travel trade could save you money and hassle the next time you take a trip. There are plenty, but here are a few of my favorites to consider before your next trip.
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Making an Election for your Defined Benefit (DB) Pension
By Nick Hearne on 24 Oct 2019
Employers guarantee a specific retirement benefit for each employee who participates in their defined benefit pension plan.
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We have Hope…
By Mark Neufeld on 24 Oct 2019
On Saturday, August 24th and Sunday, August 25th, the Market Cycles of RGF Integrated Wealth Management took part in their 11th straight Ride to Conquer Cancer benefiting the BC Cancer Foundation.
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Tax-Free Investment Accounts?
By Chris Eynon on 18 Oct 2019
I feel that the Tax-Free Savings Account was poorly named. In my mind, it should have been called the TFIA (Tax-Free Investment Account).
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Dirty Harry and the Hidden Truth
By Brett Simpson on 02 Oct 2019
About 50 years ago, a savvy and streetwise “Dirty Harry”, famously played by Clint Eastwood, said a profound truth: “A man has to know his limitations.” I know mine. I can’t predict the future.
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What are the major risks when planning your retirement?
By Clay Gillespie on 14 Aug 2019
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Advisors, Pilots, Sailors – We’re All the Same
By Alain Quennec on 22 Jul 2019
All three professionals help people navigate a journey to their desired destination.
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Welcome Announcement
22 Jul 2019
We at RGF Integrated Wealth Management are pleased to welcome Brent Vandekerckhove and his assistant, Kayla Schmiler, as the new members of our firm.
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Happy 10th Birthday, TFSA!
By Cecilia Tsang on 22 Jul 2019
The Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA) is 10 years old this year. The TFSA has been a very powerful tool in tax planning and optimization planning (such as ensuring OAS clawback is minimized) in the ten years since it began.
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How to Cultivate Gratitude in Kids
By Dr. Deborah MacNamara on 21 Jul 2019
We can give our children a lot – from material possessions, to our time and energy. In return, we often desire or expect expressions of gratitude from them, but this doesn’t always happen.
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