Sep 5, 2024 | Blog, Stories that Empower
Once upon a time, there was a very talented, but nameless, prince. He built a fabulous empire, filled with creativity, raspberry berets, song and dance, and it was worth a fortune. A $260 million fortune, to be precise. And the queen – oh the queen, how well she could...
Aug 6, 2024 | Blog, Stories that Empower
July was a fantastic month for my wife Bridget and myself, as we finally managed to take our “buck list” trip to Scotland that we had planned for our 20th anniversary. It was a trip with some special meaning – years ago, Bridget and I met in music school at...
Jul 4, 2024 | Blog, Stories that Empower
Happy July everyone, it’s Sarah here! While Ryan is off in Scotland this month, I’ve taken over the newsletter to share some personal insights on a recent experience with digital will planning platforms. I know all too well how quickly life changes because...
Jun 6, 2024 | Blog, Stories that Amplify
A few days ago, I had the pleasure of presenting a talk on charitable giving and estates to the Saskatchewan Society of Estate and Trust Practitioners (STEP), in Saskatoon. While I was there, I made a pilgrimage to visit Canada’s most famous will – that of a Cecil...
Apr 30, 2024 | Blog, Stories that Enrich
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...
Apr 1, 2024 | Blog, Stories that Enrich
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...
Mar 5, 2024 | Blog, Stories that Empower
This summer, Bridget and I will be celebrating our 24th wedding anniversary on the first of July. We’re not sure where the last two and a half decades have gone, but we’re finally planning to check off one of our bucket list items – a trip to Scotland. We had always...
Jan 25, 2024 | Blog, Stories that Empower
One of the oldest truisms in financial planning is that wealth doesn’t always mean cashflow. This is especially true for many business owners. As a whole, business owners tend to sink most of their money back into helping the business grow. This was very much the...
Dec 4, 2023 | Blog, Stories that Empower
My entire life I have been blessed to have developed many wonderful friendships. As a somewhat introverted person, I have a small, but much-loved group of people in my life, who mean a lot to me. We’ve all met through most of the usual methods – some I grew up with,...
Nov 9, 2023 | Blog, Stories that Inspire
Growing up in the small town of Chesley, Ontario, one of my strongest recollections was the annual Remembrance Day Service. The cenotaph in Chesley was a short distance from my school, right across from the Chesley post office, which was built about a decade before...
