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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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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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Change happens
By Brett Simpson on 16 Feb 2015
For most people “financial independence” is a goal. Achieving it relies on gradually converting our “Human Capital” capacity to work, through savings, into a lifelong cash flow. Having financial security or freedom of choice, means having an income, independent of government, employer and family, throughout our lifetime.
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The Costs of Health
By Shaun Sun on 03 Jan 2015
Don and Jane Smith are the proud and loving parents of 2 children age 15 and 16. At a meeting with their accountant, one of the topics of concern for the family is the large health costs...
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Building an Efficient and Effective Emergency Fund
By Shaun Sun on 01 Jul 2014
One of the fables I remember repeated numerous times during grade school was Aesop’s tale of the ant and the grasshopper.
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Our Firm Insights
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2019 Tax Changes and Filing Tips
By Anthony Ma on 16 Jul 2019
To minimize stress and avoid making mistakes when filing your income taxes, it helps to plan well in advance. To aid in this preparation, here are some changes for 2019 and tips to keep in mind
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Top 10 Surprises to Avoid
By Teresa Black Hughes on 20 Jun 2019
My grandgirls love surprises. It could be receiving a beautiful package or hearing that we’re going on a trip to Disneyland. And who couldn’t appreciate a surprise visit from a best friend or a lottery win?
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The Basics of REITs
By Daniel Sitar on 15 May 2019
Nearly 70% of Canadians own the property they live in. These individuals have a significant investment in residential real estate in the form of their home.
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The Burdens of Wealth Accumulation
By Stefano Pannu on 17 Apr 2019
I was recently reading through some material from the Canadian Securities Institute, one of the financial industry’s education providers, and came across an interesting piece called “The Burdens of Wealth Accumulation.”
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Do Your Biases Affect Your Results?
By Christian White on 05 Apr 2019
Biases can both help and hinder. However, too much of any one thing can have a negative effect on your portfolio’s return.
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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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Reach Your Retirement Goals More Quickly with an IPP
By Spenser McCaig on 05 Apr 2019
Scientists anticipate that the first person who will live to 200 has already been born.
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Retirement Reflections
By Mark Neufeld on 05 Apr 2019
I’ve had the privilege and honor to work with many clients transitioning to retirement over my nearly 20-year career in financial services.
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The Value of Our Advice
26 Mar 2019
When you envision your future, from both professional and personal points of view, what do you see?
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Informal Trusts
By Christian White on 20 Feb 2019
Informal trusts, or ITFs, are a tax-efficient way to provide a savings plan for a minor child. These accounts can be used for funding future education, protecting an inheritance or, as is often the case...
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Your Love Letter: New Year’s Resolution
By Patrick McGuire on 24 Jan 2019
Love isn’t in the big gestures. It’s in the small details – the everyday minutiae of the lives of people that we care for.
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Choosing an Investment Fund
By Bryn Hamilton on 24 Jan 2019
For the purposes of this piece, we will be focusing on managed money and, in particular, mutual funds. An investment advisor who chooses investment funds on behalf of a client is implementing what’s called Overlay Money Management.
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The Collaborative Process
By Lisa Alexander on 24 Jan 2019
My initial conversation with the client had been friendly, but brief. He gave me most of the relevant details unprompted and had obviously done some research on what might be expected during the divorce process.
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Important Year-End Tax Filing Information
23 Jan 2019
To help you organize for the upcoming tax season, here is some pertinent information regarding estimated tax receipt mailing dates.
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Introduction to My Account
16 Jan 2019
Despite being an incredibly useful tool – not to mention free to use – the Canada Revenue Agency’s (CRA) My Account portal is still vastly underused.
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