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You’d think the 2008–2009 debacle would’ve shaken some sense into the country’s money people. You’d think it would’ve forced them to question everything they do. You’d think they’d see that the same old way was clearly not the way. And you’d think they’d have started with probably the most important issue we […]

70 to 80 percent of jobs will disappear in the next 20 years, according to research. Technology is transforming industries at an incredible rate – and this will only continue. Just look at what Tesla did to the taxi industry and oil companies. Our children’s future is getting more difficult to predict […]

Millennial Parents’ Guide to Financial Planning For Children! When did doing the best for our children get so expensive? As if sleep deprivation, physical exhaustion, brain fog, and loss of personal identity wasn’t already enough to cope with, parents have another battle to confront: avoiding the temptations of 21st-century consumption. Our social […]

Millennial Parents’ Guide to Financial Planning I never imagined I’d still be paying off my student loans when I had my first baby. After all, student loans weren’t something my baby boomer parents ever complained about. Even if they graduated with around $10,000 worth of student debt in the late ‘80s (about […]

Banks won’t tell you about Participating Whole Life Insurance plans as an alternative to RESP for your child’s education and future. For over a century, banks were viewed by Canadian families as trusted community partners who provided advice to help manage their financial lives. You walked into your branch, spoke with your […]

This is a continuing blog in the series Millennial Parents’ Guide to Financial Planning for Children. My father always told me: “If you’re going to spend your time thinking, you might as well spend it thinking big.” While I am President of insuranceforchildren, I still advise and manage investments of two-dozen successful […]

Millennials Parents’ Guide to Financial Planning for Children By Michael Lampel It’s Christmas Day 2016. The stockings are resting against the fireplace hearth, filled to the brim with toys and treats. I patiently watch as my four-year-old baby girl rips open the shiny red paper concealing the latest toy all kids are […]

In Our Continuing Series Of Millennial Parents’ Guide to Financial Planning For Children By Michael Lampel I recently went to an open house with my wife to look at what $1 million would buy today. What I saw made me seriously concerned about our daughter’s future. A four-bedroom house with two bathrooms […]

When I went to university, the cost for four years of tuition totaled $20,000. And that’s not including books, rent or other living expenses. Like most of my friends, I relied on student loans and odd jobs to get through university. My husband, on the other hand, was fortunate. His parents managed […]

How Canada Child Benefit Will Pay Dividends For My Daughter’s Entire Life. Millennial Parents’ Guide to Financial Planning by Michael Lampel I’d like to begin by thanking our Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for thinking outside the box for ways to help our children succeed in the 21st century. Rather than continue rehashing […]