ARTICLES BY CATEGORY: travel-leisure
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Smart Financial Planning for Your Vacation
By John Hale on 17 Jul 2025
Planning a vacation is exciting, but without careful budgeting, your dream getaway could lead to post-trip financial stress. For Canadians, fluctuating exchange rates, high travel costs, and seasonal pricing make financial planning even more essential. Here’s how to prepare for a well-earned break while keeping your finances in check. Set a Realistic Travel BudgetBefore booking, … Smart Financial Planning for Your Vacation
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BBQ Tips from Rusty Johnson
By Rusty Johnson on 07 Oct 2022
I am Rusty Johnson and I’m the Pitmaster/Head Chef of Rusty’s BBQ! I am a competition cook who specializes in live fire cooking.
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Our Changing Gardens
By Brian Minter on 28 Jul 2022
Despite the long, cold, and often challenging spring weather, Canadians across the country are highly engaged in beautifying their homes, both indoors and out.
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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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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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The Loonie
By Chris Eynon on 01 Jul 2016
In 1987, the Royal Canadian Mint produced a small, gold-colored coin (actually, it is currently made of steel with brass plating) to replace our paper one dollar bill.
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2016 Horizons Report
By Clay Gillespie on 01 Jul 2016
We are pleased to present the results of the 2016 Horizons Retirement Report. This report summarizes the dreams, fears, hopes and challenges of Canadians planning to retire within the next 3 to 7 years.
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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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Aligning your Goals
By Cecilia Tsang on 01 Apr 2014
Is your portfolio the result of your goals (or lack thereof)?
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Travelling with a pre-existing condition
By Cory Hill on 19 Jun 2024
The irony of getting older is that we finally have the time and financial wherewithal to travel at our leisure but, for many of us, we have “pre-existing” conditions that can make securing quality travel medical insurance a challenge.
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Planning a vacation? Don’t forget the sunscreen – and your travel insurance!
By Debbie Saleem on 10 Nov 2021
Now that the U.S. border is finally open, and Covid restrictions are beginning to ease worldwide, many of us are starting to plan the vacations we’ve yearned for.
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Estate Planning Tips for Real Estate Investors
By on 20 Dec 2017
For many Canadians, the majority of their wealth is held in personally-owned real estate. For most, this will be limited to their principal residence; however, investment in recreational and real estate investment property also form a substantial part of estates. Due to the nature of real estate, it is important to do estate planning to realize optimum gain and minimize tax implications.
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How to Succeed at Retirement
By on 20 Dec 2017
Don’t simply retire from something; have something to retire to. ~Harry Emerson Fosdick
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Currency Impact on Portfolios
By Jon Knutson on 20 Dec 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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Travel and Health
At RGF Integrated Wealth Management we pride ourselves on providing our clients with the best and most innovative insurance programs available.