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Kevin Martin | Feb 15, 2021

Are Investors Their Own Worst Enemy?

When it comes to investing, people can be their own worst enemy. Nearly all of the mistakes made by investors can be attributed to their behaviour, which is
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Kevin Martin | Feb 12, 2021

How to Keep Your Life Insurance Costs Down

With rates as low and competitive as they have ever been, it’s as close to a “buyers” market in life insurance as you’ll probably ever see.  Still, in these
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Kevin Martin | Feb 10, 2021

Financial Management for Couples: When a Spender and a Saver Fall in Love

Relationships can be filled with tricky financial situations. Here are some tips on navigating money management as a team.
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Kevin Martin | Feb 8, 2021

Immediate and Deferred Annuities: Making Both Work for a Secure Retirement

Annuities have a long and historic lineage dating back to ancient times when Roman citizens and soldiers would receive an “annua”, or annual stipend, from the
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Kevin Martin | Feb 5, 2021

Will It to be So: Things to Consider for a Strong Will

Answer this riddle: what’s the one thing that will eventually happen to everyone, but generally, no one wants to discuss? Death is a subject that immediately

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Kevin Martin | Feb 3, 2021

Green Energy as an Investment Strategy

Green, clean energy has reached new heights in North America. There are more hybrids than ever on the streets, wind turbines out above the cornfields, solar

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Kevin Martin | Feb 1, 2021

Buying vs. Leasing: Tips for Stretching your Car Budget as Far as it Can Go

For some a car is simply a means of getting from point A to point B; for others it’s a status symbol. Cars are a hobby, a passion, for some and necessity for

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Kevin Martin | Jan 29, 2021

Leave your Legacy through Planned Giving

There comes a point in life where you want to begin sharing or gifting all the things you've collected over the years - stories, wisdom, financial wealth, etc
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Kevin Martin | Jan 27, 2021

Protect the Lifetime Income Value of Your Assets with Longevity Insurance

The 2015 Retirement Confidence Survey revealed that only 24% of today’s workers are very confident that they will have enough money to live comfortably

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Kevin Martin | Jan 25, 2021

Retire to Happiness: Tips to Thrive in the Next Chapter of Life

Here's a thought, retirement doesn't mean the end- it doesn't mean an end of self-importance or purpose, it just means a new chapter - a paradigm shift of what
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Kevin Martin | Jan 22, 2021

Financial Planning for Young Professionals

You’re 25 and feeling alive. You’re settling into life after university, paying off your debts and slowly figuring how to “adult”. But with the responsibility

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Kevin Martin | Jan 20, 2021

Fintech - What Apps You Should Know?

Smart-phones are less of an option these days and more of an extension of everyday life. Your phone is there for you when you need to know the weather, connect

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Insurance products, including segregated fund policies, are offered through Branstone Financial Strategies Inc., and Investment Representatives Kevin Martin, Kristie Miller, Debbie Lang, Emma Lang offer  mutual funds and referral arrangements through Quadrus Investment Services Ltd.
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