by Joseph Francis | Jan 17, 2018 | Budget Boss, Budgeting, Budgets, Debt, Fiduciary, Finances, Financial Advisor, Financial Education, Financial Empowerment, Financial Goals, Financial Health, Financial Independece, Financial Independence, Financial Plan, Financial Planner, Insurance, Investing, Joseph James Francis, Money, Saving, Saving Money, Wealth, Wealth Building, Wealth Planning
Wednesday, January 17, 2018 What is Your “Why?” One of the most difficult things to do in life is to understand why you are here. We look around and see so much going on, both good and bad, and wonder where do we fit into all this. Finding your “why” might be... 
by Joseph Francis | Jan 16, 2018 | Budget Boss, Budgeting, Budgets, Dave Ramsey, Debt, Emergency Funds, Fiduciary, Finances, Financial Advisor, Financial Education, Financial Empowerment, Financial Goals, Financial Health, Financial Independece, Financial Independence, Financial Plan, Financial Planner, Goal Setting, Goal-Oriented Planning, Investing, Investment Strategy, Investments, Joseph James Francis, Money, Pay Yourself First, Saving, Saving Money, Wealth, Wealth Building, Wealth Planning
Tuesday, January 16, 2018 I’m Not Cheap……I’m Frugal!!! I spent 14 years in the service industry and grew up with Portuguese parents. Let’s just say I know a thing or two about cheapness. Maybe that is why when I became an adult, the first round was always on me. I was... 
by Joseph Francis | Jan 12, 2018 | Bitcoin, Budget Boss, Budgeting, Budgets, Cryptocurrency, Diversification, Diversify, Diversify Investments, Fiduciary, Finances, Financial Advisor, Financial Education, Financial Empowerment, Financial Goals, Financial Health, Financial Independece, Financial Plan, Financial Planner, Investing, Investment Strategy, Investments, Joseph James Francis, Long Term Investing, Stock Exchange, Wealth, Wealth Building, Wealth Planning
Friday, January 12, 2018 Invest in Bitcoin??……. Nope The world of cryptocurrency has taken the investment community by storm. Everywhere I turn its Bitcoin this or Altcoin that. I have had several people in the know explain to me exactly how Bitcoin works and to be... 
by Joseph Francis | Jan 11, 2018 | Budget Boss, Budgeting, Budgets, Employment, Fiduciary, Finances, Financial Advisor, Financial Education, Financial Empowerment, Financial Goals, Financial Health, Financial Independece, Financial Plan, Financial Planner, Investing, Investment Strategy, Investments, Jobs, Joseph James Francis, Money, Saving, Saving Money, Small Business, Wealth
Thursday, January 11, 2018 Southern Ontario: The Next Silicon Valley? A key loss for the area in which we live, Southern Ontario, was the decline in manufacturing. For the past few decades, little by little major manufacturers have been disappearing. A major reason... 
by Joseph Francis | Jan 10, 2018 | Budget Boss, Budgeting, Budgets, Dollar Cost Averaging, ETF's, Exchange Traded Funds, Fiduciary, Finances, Financial Advisor, Financial Education, Financial Empowerment, Financial Goals, Financial Health, Financial Independece, Financial Plan, Financial Planner, Fixed Income, Investing, Investment Strategy, Investments, Joseph James Francis, Money, RDSP, Registered Disability Savings Plan, Registered Education Savings Plan, Registered Retirement Savings Plan, RESP, Retirement, RRSP, RRSP versus TFSA, Saving, Saving Money, Stock Exchange, Stocks, Tax-Free Savings Account, TFSA, Wealth, Wealth Building, Wealth Planning
Wednesday, January 10, 2018 Will the Boom Continue? Investment Trends for 2018 Since the dawn of the great recession in 2008, we have seen 9 straight years of growth. We are in the midst of the longest bull market in the history the stock market. While this uptick has... 
by Joseph Francis | Jan 9, 2018 | Budget Boss, Budgeting, Budgets, CMHC, Fiduciary, Finances, Financial Advisor, Financial Education, Financial Empowerment, Financial Goals, Financial Health, Financial Independece, Financial Plan, Financial Planner, Home Buyer's Plan, Investing, Investment Strategy, Investments, Joseph James Francis, Mortgage Insurance, Mortgage Loan Insurance, Mortgage Planning, Mortgage Rates, Mortgages, Retirement Planning, Saving, Saving for a Down Payment, Saving Money, Wealth, Wealth Building, Wealth Planning
Tuesday, January 9, 2018 A Wild Ride – The Canadian Housing Market in 2018 The past few years have seen the Canadian Housing Market go through “stock market” like growth. The whole country was intrigued and perplexed as we saw home prices skyrocket,... 