Providing advice about one’s financial affairs requires a multi-faceted approach. Each client and family has unique experiences. Our work is like looking through the lens of a telescope – to see the big picture, while looking up-close at the personal details. We enjoy the ongoing interaction necessary to keep re-focusing that lens through life’s changes.
Providing advice about one’s financial affairs requires a multi-faceted approach. Each client and family has unique experiences. Our work is like looking through the lens of a telescope – to see the big picture, while looking up-close at the personal details. We enjoy the ongoing interaction necessary to keep re-focusing that lens through life’s changes.
Providing advice about one’s financial affairs requires a multi-faceted approach. Each client and family has unique experiences. Our work is like looking through the lens of a telescope – to see the big picture, while looking up-close at the personal details. We enjoy the ongoing interaction necessary to keep re-focusing that lens through life’s changes.
In 2014, Teresa was a recipient of the Fellow of FPSC. Her designations speak to her belief in constant learning.
Teresa has served locally and nationally on boards that have been part of shaping the history of the financial planning profession.
Teresa has been quoted in various publications including Readers Digest, Canadian Living, Vancouver Sun, and the Globe and Mail.In 2014, she was also recognized in the Investment Journal as one of Canada's most influential women in the Life Insurance industry.
When Teresa is not working, you will find her volunteering at church and in her community. She enjoys exploring new travel sites with her husband Lee and spending time with her granddaughters. She confesses that she should visit the gym more often, and that a good sense of humour will carry one through many of life's ups and downs.
“I believe that it is better to give than to receive. Throughout most of my career I have served on community and industry boards. In more recent years, my interests have drawn me to committees overseeing board governance, finance and audit and compensation. Interacting with other passionate professionals has helped me continually improve my interaction and service to clients.”
CFP (Certified Financial Planner)
R.F.P. (Registered Financial Planner)
CLU(Chartered Life Underwriter)
CIM (Canadian Investment Manager)
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.
I’ve had the privilege and honor to work with many clients transitioning to retirement over my nearly 20-year career in financial services.
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...
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.
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.
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.
Once all the Christmas dinners are done, the guests have gone home, the Boxing Day shopping is done, our new purchases are safely home, and the house is quiet as we wait to bring in the New Year, our thoughts often begin to turn toward resolutions for the new year
When my oldest son turned 19 last year, he was very surprised when I insisted that he apply for his first credit card – a student credit card with a low limit and no annual fee. He happily obliged!
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.
Is that will of yours looking a little worn and tattered or perhaps you don’t have a will at all?If the answer is yes, you are not alone.
In the past 10+ years, Vancouver homeowners have enjoyed significant increases in property values. In some cases, property values have increased 2x and 3x
I love pie! The invitation for family Thanksgiving Dinner came via text: the menu included a cherry & pumpkin pie. I began to imagine the texture and taste of this interesting blend of favourites, eager to try this new
Most investors understand that to achieve their long-term target rate of return, they will need to accept some volatility in the short and medium term.
Statistics Canada recently reported that Canada’s annual inflation rate rose to 2.5% in June. In addition, consumer prices grew faster than in the previous six years.
Today, many of us have fragmented relationships with our financial institutions. Gone are the days when we would head to our local bank branch to take care of our monthly bills, deposits,withdrawals and update our bank books,
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...
When my oldest son turned 19 last year, he was very surprised when I insisted that he apply for his first credit card – a student credit card with a low limit and no annual fee. He happily obliged!
With spring just around the corner, parents may be wondering what memorable gift may be appropriate for their graduating daughter and/or son.
We are fortunate to have a publicly-funded health care system that ensures that all eligible B.C. residents have access to medically-necessary health care services through the province’s Medical Services Plan (MSP). However, you might not be aware that the province also covers eligible prescription medications, medical supplies, and pharmacy services through the PharmaCare program.
Generally speaking, you can contribute to a family plan as long as the beneficiaries are less than 31 years of age at the time of contribution.
When a child is a resident of Canada and receives a permanent social insurance number, they instantly qualify for Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP) benefits.
A New Year is underway and some of us have already broken our New Year’s resolutions…
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.
September will soon be upon us and with ‘back to school’, your daughter or son may be entering their first year of university/college. Often, this transition is full of angst for both young adults and parents alike particularly if the student will attend an out-of-town university. The move includes living in a dorm, making new friends, adjusting to their new studies and most importantly— it may be their first experience of living away from home.
To get this information, you, as the subscriber for the RESPs, will need to call the Canada Education Savings Program (CESP) toll-free line at 1-888-276-3624, between the hours of 8am and 5pm (ET), Monday to Friday.
My wife and I are expecting our first child this August. As new parents to be, we are spending a lot of time analyzing our finances and are doing a lot of planning to ensure that we are well prepared.
There were many changes in this year’s Federal Budget and Canadians families should pay attention specifically to the new Canada Child Benefit (CCB). Starting July 2016, this will replace both the former Universal Child Care Benefit (UCCB) and the Canada Child Tax Benefit (CCTB).
On February 16th, the BC government did the first reading of its 2016 provincial budget. As always, there is both good and bad news for BC residents, depending on their personal situations. Here are some of the highlights.
Teaching our children about money and how to handle it can oftentimes be a difficult topic for many parents.
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.
Government of Canada information regarding persons and/or children with disabilities, and compassionate care leave.
Calculate how much your money can grow in an RESP with the added contributions from the Canada Education Savings Grant, as well as how much you will need to save for your children's education.
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