Keeping it under the mattress

Keeping it under the mattress

One of the things that brings us great joy in our office is finding unique and unusual news articles that tie into our work, and finding ways to incorporate them into our summer newsletters. This year, with news headlines describing all the chaos going on in the...
The father of the RDSP

The father of the RDSP

The last few months have been something of a political whirlwind here in Canada, with our recent federal election. It certainly was one of the more dramatic and unpredictable elections of my lifetime! I am sure that we are all wanting to move on from politics for the...
Family Gifts that make a Difference

Family Gifts that make a Difference

A few weeks ago, I did a talk for Nature London, as part of their Nature in the City series. While I do a lot of talks on financial, charitable and estate topics, this one was a bit different, as it was on my passion for astronomy, and astrophotography in particular....
May the fourth be with you.

May the fourth be with you.

As long-time readers will suspect, I’m a big sci-fi nerd. Like many of my generation of kids born and raised in the 1970’s and 1980’s, George Lucas’ Star Wars was instrumental in our childhood. I myself had a HUGE collection of toys, and watched the movies so many...
Eclipsing your fears

Eclipsing your fears

It often takes something extraordinary for us to make changes in our lives. Twenty-six centuries ago, two warring nations fought a war in what is now northern Turkey. The Lyndian Kingdom and the Median Kingdom had a long, bitter conflict that had lasted over six...
Ask Ryan! Your questions, answered.

Ask Ryan! Your questions, answered.

I’ve been writing this newsletter now for the better part of a decade, and it amazes me that month after month we can still come up with all the great stories that we’ve shared. Still, it can be quite a challenge to make things fresh! Welcome to our first ever...