Bryan Borzykowski

Planning and Advice

Investing in a negative rate world

What happens when your clients have to pay the bank to hold their money?

By Bryan Borzykowski |March 3, 2016

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Planning and Advice

What does a Liberal government mean for your clients?

Bryan Borzykowski, Toronto-based business journalist, weighs in on how the Liberals’ financial changes will affect Canadians.

By Bryan Borzykowski |December 9, 2015

3 min read

Planning and Advice

What the new RRIF rules mean for estate planning

Clients can keep more money in their retirement accounts for longer. While that gives them more options, it could also mean they’ll end up with a larger estate.

By Bryan Borzykowski |November 11, 2015

3 min read

Planning and Advice

What to do about our debt

Personal debt levels are at record highs and that could become another problem for the Canadian economy.

By Bryan Borzykowski |October 14, 2015

4 min read

Planning and Advice

Laddered bonds: Are they right for your client?

Bryan Borzykowski, Toronto-based business journalist, weighs in on laddered bonds

By Bryan Borzykowski |September 2, 2015

4 min read

Planning and Advice

Dealing with dollars, inflation and rates

Boomers have a lot more to worry about than simply making sure their money lasts through retirement. Economic factors could impact even a well-thought-out plan.

By Bryan Borzykowski |August 19, 2015

3 min read

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Young, rich and tax savvy

For the under 50 high-net-worth set, money may be no object. But that doesn’t mean wealthy Canadians don’t need a sound financial plan.

By Bryan Borzykowski |July 22, 2015

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Planning and Advice

Can you secure solid returns with low volatility?

Over the past few years, retirement planning has undergone a major shift. Advisors used to tell people to get more conservative as they got older, which was fine when fixed income yielded strong returns. Now, though, with bonds barely offering any income anymore, advisors need to come up with other ways of making their clients’ […]

By Bryan Borzykowski |June 24, 2015

3 min read

Planning and Advice

Dividends aren’t just for income anymore

Yielding stocks often help retirees with their day-to-day expenses, but with people living longer, it may be better to reinvest the dividends instead.

By Bryan Borzykowski |May 27, 2015

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