Make the big banks work for you, not against you!You work hard. You sacrifice to save. You risk your money in the market over your working lifetime and you trust your bank to treat you fairly. But your bank strips away half of your lifetime investment returns in fees. Without realizing it, millions of Canadians are in precisely this position.How does the industry pull this off? The big Canadian banks - and by extension our entire financial industry - occupy...

Make the big banks work for you, not against you!You work hard. You sacrifice to save. You risk your money in the market over your working lifetime and you trust your bank to treat you fairly. But your bank strips away half of your lifetime investment returns in fees. Without realizing it, millions of Canadians are in precisely this position.How does the industry pull this off? The big Canadian banks - and by extension our entire financial industry - occupy a position of pa...

When Celonwy the elf was a little girl, she didn't want a doll. She preferred to roughhouse with the boys, often besting them. When she became interested in boys, sexually, she became a priestess, but found temple life confining. She left the elves and joined a human army as a mercenary, moving from war to war.As she was traveling to seek a new army, she rescued a knight who was surrounded by a gang of bandits. He recruited her to lead a band of clerics in a quest to save the life ...

For over a century, Christians treated marital sex as something shameful. Women, in particular, were not supposed to enjoy it. Now, Christians are beginning to appreciate God's plan. This is currently a hot topic and is being covered by ABC News and Time Magazine., among other news sources...When we needed this information, there was nothing on the market like our book (there still is not another). Christian oriented books are too spiritual to discuss techniques; books that discuss...

Jumpstart your returns with a simple, low-fee investment strategy that beats most professional money managers.With low-cost investment options widely available to everyone, why do so many Canadians still struggle to manage their money effectively?Too many of us are seduced into believing that successful investing is about outsmarting the market and forecasting the economy, even though these strategies routinely fail. We focus on short-term market moves and ...

Canada’s #1 bestselling retirement income book is now completely revised and updated. Vettese will show you how to mitigate risk and secure your financial future in these unpredictable times.As COVID-19 rocks the economy in an unprecedented black swan event, retirees and those who are preparing to retire need answers to pressing questions about their financial futures. Originally published in 2018, the second edition of Retirement Income for Life, has been...

The Value of Simple: A Practical Guide to Taking the Complexity Out of Investing is a plain-language guide to investing for Canadians. This is the revised second edition.Canada has the highest investment fees in the world, as well as a confusing tax system that features four-letter words like RRSP and TFSA. Fortunately there are low-cost index funds that make it easy and rewarding for you to become a do-it-yourself “couch potato” investor.With a focus on developing...

From two leaders of the FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) movement, a bold, contrarian guide to retiring at any age, with a reproducible formula to financial independenceA bull***t-free guide to growing your wealth, retiring early, and living life on your own termsKristy Shen retired with a million dollars at the age of thirty-one, and she did it without hitting a home run on the stock market, starting the next Snapchat in her garage, or investing...

With Canadian personal savings lower than ever before and household debt going through the roof, many people are in dire need of financial advice. But can a book that includes sex, zombies, pancakes, and Star Trek really help? You might be surprised. Wealthing Like Rabbits is a fun, entertaining guide to personal finance that proves sound money management doesn’t have to be painful and neither does learning about it.Combining a unique blend of humour and perspective with e...

Stop chasing money and start redefining success.Sure, money is important. And yes, it can make you happy—but only up to a point. The truth is, science has shown that we each have a set point that links our earnings with happiness; go beyond that point, and your happiness ceases to increase with income.In this illuminating guide to living a financially healthier, and happier, life, bestselling author and financial journalist Andrew Hallam demonstrates how you can optimize your income for ma...

With the cost of buying a home or renting an apartment soaring to previously unseen heights, how can Gen Y even begin to think about saving for retirement? Are your knees knocking? Are you nervously biting your nails? Maybe you don’t need to be.In The Rule of 30, personal finance expert Frederick Vettese provides a surprising — and hopeful — answer to balancing the costs of living with the costs of saving for retirement. Through conversati...

You need a blueprint for creating sustainable income in retirement, to make the most out of the assets you've taken a lifetime to accumulate, and build a strong financial foundation for your lifetime.If you are approaching the end of your working life or recently retired, you are probably anxious about your finances. How can you afford to retire, let alone enjoy your retirement in years to come? How can you ensure you won't outlive your money?Questions about retirement fina...