by Endurance Wealth Partners Canada | Sep 26, 2024 | Estate Planning, Financial Planning, Investments
In a typical estate plan, each spouse leaves their assets to the other. When the second spouse passes away, assets are distributed to the children. However, an estate plan is not usually typical when you remarry and have children from a prior marriage. When you...
by Endurance Wealth Partners Canada | Sep 26, 2024 | Lifestyle, Retirement Planning
You may think the vast majority of couples retire at the same time. However, the last time Statistics Canada reported on Canadians retiring together or not, only about 30% of couples retired together.1 Also, an Ameriprise Financial survey conducted this year showed...
by Endurance Wealth Partners Canada | Sep 26, 2024 | Financial Planning
The Bank of Canada’s interest rate cut in June was slight, yet significant. It was the first rate reduction in more than four years and a signal of cuts to follow, which we are already seeing. One of the first things that interest rate cuts bring to mind is lowering...
by Endurance Wealth Partners Canada | Aug 26, 2024 | Portfolio Construction
There were multiple factors which caused a meltdown in the Japanese stock markets and corrections everywhere since the beginning of August. Following the Bank of Japan’s decision to raise its policy interest rate to 0.25%, the Japanese stock markets (as measured by...
by Endurance Wealth Partners Canada | Jul 25, 2024 | Portfolio Construction
Have you noticed your social media seems to know you these days? It continues to improve in relevance, and it is only showing you content that will likely interest you (by giving a “like” or making a purchase). With the rapid development of artificial intelligence...