by TallKirk | Aug 12, 2022 | Quick Reads
When you boil down the wealth building recipe to its most basic ingredients, it’s super simple: Step 1: Spend less than you earn Step 2: Invest the difference in assets that grow over time Step 3: Repeat steps 1 and 2 consistently for years and years and years All the...
by TallKirk | Aug 8, 2022 | Quick Reads
One of the big myths in personal finance is that you need to always be following the markets, tracking a bunch of stocks, and reading every new report on interest rates, earnings, crypto and the price of oil. Here’s something that might come as a relief: you don’t....
by TallKirk | Jul 31, 2022 | Quick Reads
When it comes to investing, you don’t need to beat the best to be the best. In fact, trying to get the best returns in any given year is almost the exact wrong way to think about getting good investment returns over time. Why? Two related reasons. First, to get the...
by TallKirk | Jul 26, 2022 | Goal Setting & Planning, Quick Reads
Working with Tallkirk Financial Group is a lot like working with a personal trainer…but for your finances Could you just work out by yourself? Sure. But are you more likely to get hurt? Yup. Are you less likely to be consistent? Yup. Are you going to see the same...
by TallKirk | Jul 25, 2022 | Quick Reads
Having $10,000 in the bank in case of an emergency or sudden job loss is great. But having it sit in cash, earning almost no interest at all, and getting gobbled up by inflation isn’t so great. I always knew having money to handle unexpected expenses is super...
by TallKirk | Jul 25, 2022 | Insurance, Quick Reads
When people think about saving for retirement, they immediately think two things: 1. Put a bunch of money in my RRSP 2. Pay off my mortgage And neither is a terrible idea (though maxing out your TFSA is usually the best place to start, and oftentimes it makes more...
