
Monday, June 22, 2009
Look deeper

Thursday, June 4, 2009
Where were we......?

Monday, June 1, 2009
Does your cash flow look like this??????

Thursday, May 28, 2009
A few pointers for entrepreneurs

Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Facebook gets face lift

Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Are you ready to change???
Click Me for Personal Budget Sheet!
Monday, May 25, 2009
B.Comm Financial case study challenge; Deadling May 29th
MAY 29THThursday, May 21, 2009
Is this you?????
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Life Insurance hits CNBC

This information is American related but shows the value in the concept of investing in Life insurance.
These products are even more dependable in Canada! Enjoy
Tucker Wright- Toronto Life Insurance
Let's hear from you! What's your financial situation?

Tuesday, May 19, 2009
B comm Financial adds FP solutions


Thursday, May 14, 2009
Holiday weekend reading material
Let's hear from you about this. Do you like this concept?
What's your disposable income?
How old are you?
I want to hear from you so we can start to discuss your specific situation. Learning new things can only help you make the right decisions in life, you'd be surprised to the benefits that can be created inside these policies.
http://www.canadalife.com/003/Home/Products/LifeInsurance/PermanentInsurance/ParticipatingLifeInsurance/S5_009423
Enjoy the weekend, and follow me on twitter! www.twitter.com/tuckerwright
Tucker Wright- Toronto Life Insurance
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Why paying too much tax can be a good thing ??

In each of the last three years, top businesses have realized a $30 million windfall by paying a total of $4 billion into accounts managed by the Canada Revenue Agency that cover them in the event their tax returns are reassessed.
The accounts have paid an interest rate of from 5 to 7 per cent since 2006. The rate is considerably more favourable than that offered by banks. Auditor General Sheila Fraser said it appears corporations were well aware of the favourable treatment they were getting with their federal accounts, though it is difficult to prove any company has set out to bilk taxpayers.
"No one asked the corporations or tried to determine what the motivation was, but I think we can probably arrive at that conclusion," she told reporters. "The agency did try to return the money to them and they declined."
Fraser joked that there could be an influx of chief financial officers looking to stash money in Ottawa in the wake of her report.
"I'm not sure in this economic time that a lot of corporations have a lot of cash to deposit with the Canada Revenue Agency, but there are obviously some and the agency has to manage this."
The Canada Revenue Agency, which collects federal tax money, has suspected that corporations were aware of their higher interest rates since at least 1991, but it has done nothing to safeguard the federal treasury.
Agency officials trying to return the advance payments to firms are powerless if the company opts to leave the account open.
The favourable interest rates, which have existed for almost two decades, have conceivably cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars, and Fraser said a strong, enforceable policy is necessary to control the problem.
Friday, May 1, 2009
http://twitter.com/tuckerwright

B. Comm Financial has officially taken it to the streets! twitter is the new social networking group that will take facebook spit it out and walk right to the number #1 hit web address.
Facebook has become too personal of a network and many people have moved the back to only having contacts they wish to share photos with - the orginal purpose of facebook.
Twitter allows you to be as profesional or goofy as you feel. It will offer you the ability to share your thoughts and feelings as your engagne new experiances.
I will be using twitter to give my readers a more in depth look at me Tucker Wright, the Financial Planner-Insurance solutions specialist, as well golfer and local Trontonian.
Look for me to be
ing in cyber space near you.Thursday, April 30, 2009
Critical Illness Insurance ( What's the deal?)
I'm guessing you have now heard about this product and how could you really not with the hundreds of ad's on the radio about CI providers. Is it just me or is buying something as important as CI over the web a cause for concern??????
I've recently bought a golf club from eBay and was a little disappointed when it was delivered as i didn't feel like I got the product in the shape it was described on eBay. What are you going to do? my mistake and I will have to deal with the consequences. If this type of issue happened to one of my clients through a product I helped him/her decide on I would feel sick to my stomach.
CI is designed for 1 main purpose, to provide funds that will pay for any incurring costs of a Critical Illness.
Here are some typical expenses related to critical illnesses:
Out-of-system surgery ($25,000 and up)
Drugs (One cancer drug costs $30,000 and is not covered by provincial plans.)
Out-of-system tests (Example: A single PET scan costs $2,500-$5,000. PET scans are the best way to determine tumour size for cancer diagnosis and after each stage of treatment.)
Travel to testing and treatment centres
Parking at hospitals (now as much as $3 or $4 per half hour)
Meals at or near hospitals
Accommodation near out-of-town hospitals
Travel for visiting loved ones
Child care
Ramps, fixtures and equipment to make your home more accessible
Enabling your spouse to take time off work
Replacing your own lost or reduced income
Would you buy this product over the web???
Please look to a professional insurance advisor who can walk you through all the product options on the market without any incentive to sell a tailored product from their company. CI is one of the most popular forums of insurance and because of it we have seen numerous company's established to fill this need, ironically named by the catchiest website title (COUGH....righchoiceinsurance COUGH....illnessprotection etc......)
Look to a Insurance advisor who will sit down with you and discuss all the pros's and con's of these types of products. Often consumers have buyers remorse and there is no need for that when buying something this important; it's not the products fault, it's the advisor who recommended the product.
See you tomorrow!
Tucker Wright- Toronto Life Insurance
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Swine Flu... Is this the one????

As the swine flu (H1N1) continues to linger I thought it would be a perfect time to provide our readers links for educating themselves on what a pandemic is and more importantly how to plan for one.
In my short time before entering the world of Insurance and Financial planning, I was involved with a few businesses that were linked to crisis management. Avian Flu (H5N1) was the crisis that was being planned for the most while I was in the industry, so i naturally obtained a significant amount of information and knowledge regarding deadly influenzas.
The most alarming piece of information is that influenza strains like (H5N1 or H1N1) attack the healthiest people of earth. Typical influenza or the "flu" which we all experience every winter is an attack to the immune system, leaving children and elderly people with the highest risk as they typically have weaker immune systems. Pandemic style influenza's attack the strong, ages 20-45. Spinning out of control the pandemic flu's move your body into overdrive where essentially your internal organs are unable to sustain that pace and a death is unavoidable.
Whether it's the Avian Flu, Swine Flu or something we haven't heard of yet, it's not a far fetched idea to think that we could be exposed to this traumatic event in our life time. Below are a list of Links that can help you establish a plan.
http://www.fightflu.ca ( Canadian Government site)
http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu (Center of Disease Control)
http://www.who.int/en (World Health Organization)
http://www.fitseal.com ( Toronto based mask company)
Please feel free to email any question's about these types of influenza strain and I will be sure to get the appropriate information back to you.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Retirement Issues continued........
It only takes a quick glance at any grocery store, home depot or any box chain in reality to see more and more older employees. I'm willing to bet that these employees aren't working there because they enjoy being active, they are forced to work there as they simply don't and won't have enough money to live a comfortable retirement and even the financial means to survive in their last stage of life.
Canadian retirement assets are down 22% in sponsored pension plans, and even worse in most people individual RRSP's. How could any of us survive when all the money we had been saving was slashed by 25%,30% etc... It's very tough to find solutions in trying to re coup those assets as they don't have a long enough time horizon to meet conventional investment techniques( maybe not the best solution for any time horizon).
All of this leads into my recent passion of reaching out to anyone int their mid 40's to late 50's as they can significantly ensure they will have enough money to survive and have a retirement that is focused on relaxing not continuing to work. It is important to communicate and transfer information to this group, it could be a parent, spouse, neighbour or family friend they deserve to have the proper information when making decisions about their future.
I will continue this discussion with specific solutions and even specific product recommendations. Sitting back and hoping for the best results didn't work for an entire generation, so it's time to look forward and PLAN PROPERLY!
This afternoon I'll be writing letters to clients who's advisors have left the industry- thank you! See you tomorrow,
Tucker Wright- Toronto Life Insurance
Monday, April 27, 2009
Monday Info blitz........
My first few years in the industry felt at time's depressing because of the negative perception of what Life Insurance provides in value. Today, the streets are singing a different tune and it might not be recognized on Shazam.
Guarantees have proved to be the backbone to anyone who hasn't suffered significant losses in the last year, as their pool of money has had continued growth when the markets grind themselves around the bottom. Specific Life insurance contracts have built in guaranteed portions to the cash surrender value ( fancy term for savings account) that will continue to chug along growing year after year. What this strategy lacks in style or sex appeal it makes up for in it's remarkable ability to stay on course over a LIFETIME. It may not be as topic of discussion when sipping $10 vodka drinks on Saturday nights with your buds but it's something that can always be your back bone to any Financial plan, Estate plan or simply a great way to build tax advantaged savings for the everyday expenses you will face down the road.
I don't know about you but when I invested some money into the market a few ago and my "investment advisor" made a action plan as well illustration as to what should happen to my money, I felt fairly secure that this would take place or at worse a little bit below his assumptions. Today that plan looks like a napkin with coffee stains on it rolled up in my garbage because that is as useful as it will ever be. When I show clients an Illustration i take pride in explaining how this illustration is making their assumptions as well worst case scenario so right from the get go both advisor and client are on the same page as to what this policy will look like in 5, 10,20 50 years etc....
So next time you feel secure with your savings and cash flow, think about ways you can start to control your investments in the future instead of that watch or car you can't even afford. Information is the key to making good decisions, so look to get more information before you spend your next dollar.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Money Psychology - 80 / 20 Rule

Written by FrugalTrader on Apr 13, 2009 filed under Money Psychology
As I’ve been doing a lot of reading lately, I came across a principle that can have a profound impact on productivity if applied properly. The principle is called the 80/20 rule (Pareto Principle). There is a pattern in the world that occurs over and over again where 80% (the majority) of the results come from 20% (or less) of the causes.
80% of your business income, comes from approximately 20% of the revenue sources.
Million Dollar Journey
It might seem weird that one of my first blogs is to introduce another blogger? I have been reading the milliondollarjourney for 6 months now and find "Frugal Traders" information to be extremely insightful.
"Frugal Trader" is this bloggers handle- I've decided to go with my government name but that's me. FT simply gives the facts.
I am going to use FT's information as I see fit on this blog due to the high quality.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Talk to you parents about their Retirement- TODAY!

I'm not talking about what months their planning on being down south or where they should play golf, talk to them about the most important Risk they face- Will they have enough money to live they way they need to.
Longevity protection is a term used more and more daily in my industry. By 2016 25% of the population will account for individuals over 60 ( Boomers). As the number of "retirees" increases government programs will experiance a negative impact; because of this individuals will have to assume an even greater role in planning for their retirement.
How do I protect myself from outliving my retirement assets??? This is the question you need to ask your parents, friends,colleagues anyone who is in their 40's & 50's...
Recently I sat my dad down and we discussed some products that would help address that question, today he has shifted some RRSP assets that he accumulated over his career to Sun Wise Elite Plus.
Many would know this product as Income Plus ( Manulife's product) but we went with a version offed through Sun Life & CI Investments.
After my extensive research into these products I have become passionate about this option for retirement planning. I am going to break these products down tomorrow for a more in depth look at the logistics of this strategy. Please be aware that there is a shift in the market place and products have obviously adjusted to fill the NEED.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Big banks cut lending rates

Commercial banks immediately began to follow suit. RBC Royal Bank quickly announced it is trimming its prime lending rate by 50 basis points to 2.50 per cent, effective tomorrow, and the Bank of Montreal said it is lowering its variable mortgage rates, effective tomorrow. Other Canadian banks cut lending rates as well.
Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney, who surprised analysts in January by predicting that business conditions would begin to improve in the second half of this year, admitted the economy is in worse shape than previously forecast.
His decision came a day after news that, in the last three months of 2008,Canada's economy contracted at an annual rate of 3.4 per cent, the worst performance since 1991.
"National accounts data for the fourth quarter of 2008 and other indicators of aggregate demand point to a sharper decline in Canadian economic activity" in the first half of 2009 than the Bank projected in January, the central bank said in today's announcement.
"Potential delays in stabilizing the global financial system" and a larger-than-expected erosion of business and consumer confidence could mean the economy will not begin to bounce back until early 2010, Carney said.
The Bank's decision to lower its trend-setting overnight rate by 50 basis points today brings the cumulative monetary policy easing to 400 basis points since December 2007.
The positive affect of the reduced interest rates – plus the impact of economic stimulus packages by governments in Canada, the United States and elsewhere – will begin to be felt in the second half of this year and "will build through 2010," the Bank said.
"Once the global financial system stabilizes and global growth recovers, the underlying strength of the Canadian economy and financial sector should ensure a more rapid recovery in Canada than in most other industrialized economies."
With its key interest rate now approaching zero, the Bank said it is looking at other ways to try to boost economic activity in Canada. Carney is expected to consider purchasing assets and debt from financial institutions as a way to make credit more readily available to business and consumer borrowers.
In its Monetary Policy Report in April, the Bank will provide details of such possible measures.
