by Joseph Francis | Sep 14, 2018 | Budget Boss, Budgeting, Budgets, Cash Flow, Debt, Emergency Funds, Emergency Savings, Employment, Fiduciary, Finances, Financial Advisor, Financial Education, Financial Empowerment, Financial Goals, Financial Health, Financial Independence, Financial Plan, Financial Planner, Goal Setting, Goal-Oriented Planning, Insurance, Investing, Investments, Jobs, Joseph James Francis, Money, Money Coach, Money Mentor, Money Momma, Net Worth, Registered Retirement Savings Plan, Retirement, Retirement Planning, Saving, Saving Money, Tax-Free Savings Account, TFSA, Wealth, Wealth Building, Wealth Mindset, Wealth Planning
Friday, September 14, 2018 A Blueprint to Financial Success I try my best to make personal finance as simple as possible. My industry is full of convoluted advice that confuses people, sometimes intentionally. The real success stories are not a wonder stock or a sharp... 
by Joseph Francis | Sep 12, 2018 | Budget Boss, Budgeting, Budgets, Credit, Credit Card Debt, Credit Cards, Debt, Emergency Funds, Emergency Savings, Fiduciary, Finances, Financial Advisor, Financial Education, Financial Empowerment, Financial Goals, Financial Health, Financial Independence, Financial Plan, Financial Planner, Goal Setting, Goal-Oriented Planning, Investing, Investment Strategy, Investments, Joseph James Francis, Lines of Credit, Money, Money Coach, Money Mentor, Saving, Saving Money, Student Debt, Student Loan Debt, Wasteful Spending, Wealth, Wealth Building, Wealth Mindset, Wealth Planning
Wednesday, September 12, 2018 When NOT to Pay Down Debt As Soon As Possible If you know me at all or have read any of my posts in the past, you know that I absolutely despise debt. I think all debt is bad with very few exceptions. I believe that the plague of debt is... 
by Joseph Francis | Sep 10, 2018 | Budget Boss, Budgeting, Budgets, Debt, Emergency Funds, Emergency Savings, Fiduciary, Finances, Financial Advisor, Financial Education, Financial Empowerment, Financial Goals, Financial Health, Financial Independence, Financial Plan, Financial Planner, Goal Setting, Goal-Oriented Planning, Investing, Investment Strategy, Investments, Joseph James Francis, Money, Money Coach, Money Mentor, Net Worth, Registered Retirement Savings Plan, Retirement, Retirement Planning, RRSP, Saving, Saving Money, Tax-Free Savings Account, TFSA, Wealth, Wealth Building, Wealth Mindset, Wealth Planning
Monday, September 10, 2018 Is Early Retirement Possible? When I sit down with a new client for the first time I always end our conversation with a question on retirement. The question, “When do you want to retire,” always brings up a broad range of answers. I hear... 
by Joseph Francis | Aug 29, 2018 | Budget Boss, Budgeting, Budgets, Critical Illness Insurance, Disability Tax Credit, Emergency Funds, Emergency Savings, Fiduciary, Finances, Financial Advisor, Financial Education, Financial Empowerment, Financial Goals, Financial Health, Financial Independence, Financial Plan, Financial Planner, Group Health Insurance, Group Insurance, Insurability, Insurance, Investing, Investments, Joseph James Francis, Life Insurance, Long Term Investing, Money, Money Coach, Money Mentor, Permanent Life Insurance, RDSP, Registered Disability Savings Plan, Registered Education Savings Plan, Registered Retirement Savings Plan, RESP, Retirement, RRSP, RRSP versus TFSA, Saving, Saving Money, Tax Effieciency, Tax-Free Savings Account, Term Life Insurance, TFSA, Wealth, Wealth Building, Wealth Mindset, Wealth Planning, Whole Life Insurance
Wednesday, August 29, 2018 Don’t be a Fool…Take Advantage of These 10 Financial Goldmines When it comes to your finances, sometimes it is not a matter of what you do, but what you don’t do. Avoiding mistakes can be just as valuable as making the right moves. I... 
by Joseph Francis | Aug 27, 2018 | Budget Boss, Budgeting, Budgets, Cash Flow, Credit Cards, Emergency Funds, Emergency Savings, Fiduciary, Finances, Financial Advisor, Financial Education, Financial Empowerment, Financial Goals, Financial Health, Financial Independence, Financial Plan, Financial Planner, Goal Setting, Goal-Oriented Planning, Insurability, Insurance, Investing, Investments, Jobs, Joseph James Francis, Millennials, Minimalism, Money, Money Coach, Money Mentor, Retirement, Retirement Planning, Saving, Saving Money, Wasteful Spending, Wealth, Wealth Building, Wealth Mindset, Wealth Planning
Monday, August 27, 2018 The 30-Something’s Guide to Wealth Being 30 isn’t easy. When you were 20 everything made sense, well at least it seems like it now. Where is the party at, order pizza, call in sick for work. As a 34-year-old I have no desire to party, pizza... 
by Joseph Francis | Aug 22, 2018 | Budget Boss, Budgeting, Budgets, Credit, Credit Card Debt, Credit Cards, Dave Ramsey, Debt, Emergency Funds, Emergency Savings, Fiduciary, Finances, Financial Advisor, Financial Education, Financial Empowerment, Financial Goals, Financial Health, Financial Independence, Financial Plan, Financial Planner, Goal Setting, Goal-Oriented Planning, Joseph James Francis, Money, Money Coach, Money Mentor, Payday Loan, Saving, Saving Money, Student Debt, Wasteful Spending, Wealth, Wealth Building, Wealth Mindset, Wealth Planning
Wednesday, August 22, 2018 5 Reasons Why Credit Card Companies Target Young People I remember when I got my first credit card. The beautiful Brock University in St. Catharine’s Ontario was my home for a year when I was 19. Upon arriving on campus in early September I... 