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The Empowered Investor — 133 episodes

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Philanthropy & Tax Planning with Flow-Through Shares

2

2026 Mid-Year Investment Review

3

Your Money, Your Legacy: How Donor Advised Funds Work

4

Give More, Keep More: How to Maximize Your Charitable Impact in Canada

5

How to Manage the Financial and Emotional Reality of Aging Parents

6

Run Your Business with Clarity: Operating Systems with Shelby Hacala

7

Stop Overthinking, Start Investing: A Guide for Young Canadians in their 20's and 30's

8

Nicolas Bérubé: 17 Lessons for Canadian Investors

9

Staying the Course: Investing Through War & Uncertainty

10

Tax Time Made Simple: Your 2025 Canadian Filing Guide

11

Should I Buy Gold? Returns, Risks & Portfolio Strategy

12

Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition with Expert Marc Deegan

13

2025 Market Recap & 2026 Outlook

14

Human Capital - 5 Guiding Career Principles with Mark Halloran

15

Don't let Your Advisor's Retirement Disrupt Yours

16

How to Calculate your Retirement Spending

17

The Index Investing Revolution: Lessons from “Tune out the Noise”

18

Canadian Wealth Management Is Changing: 4 Trends Investors Can’t Ignore

19

Canadian Retirement: Myths, Realities, and Smart Planning Strategies

20

2025 Mid-Year Investment Review

21

Global Investors, Shared Values: A Conversation with David Andrew

22

RESP 101: What Every Empowered Parent Needs to Know

23

Personal Finance with La Presse’s Acclaimed Nicolas Bérubé

24

Market Volatility and Trump's Tariff Wars

25

Essential Tax Tips to Complete your 2024 Tax Returns

26

Chasing Trends, Losing Wealth: The Tactical Allocation Trap

27

Does Money Buy Happiness? With guest Daniel Crosby

28

US-Canada Tariffs, Trade & Investor Impact

29

Maximize your Savings with the Right Investment Accounts in 2025

30

2024 Financial Year in Review and Looking Ahead for 2025

31

Breaking into the Canadian Real Estate Market

32

Thematic Investing: Investment Goldmine or Pitfall?

33

Should you trade on the US Election?

34

The RDSP Explained: Securing a Financial Future for Canadians with Disabilities

35

Maximizing Disability Tax Credit: Key Insights for Canadians

36

Navigating Market Volatility and the Lessons from Intel

37

2024 Mid-Year Investment Review

38

Expert Strategies & Insights for Preparing to Sell your Business

39

Essential Financial Strategies for Entrepreneurs with Uros Milekic, CPA

40

Raising Money-Smart Kids is the Wisest Investment with Guest Robin Taub, CPA, CA

41

Happy Birthday! The Mutual Fund Structure Turns 100

42

2024 Federal Budget – implications of the proposed capital gains inclusion rate increases with guest Gerry Theus CPA, LL.M (Tax)

43

A simple, effective & stress-free way to invest in the stock market with guest Nicolas Bérubé

44

Beyond Borders: Tax implications for Non-Resident Canadians.

45

How Much is Financial Advice Worth?

46

2023 Financial Year in Review and Looking Ahead for 2024

47

Book Review: Same as Ever, by Morgan Housel

48

An economic soft-landing? Yes, no, maybe...

49

The Dividend Trap: How Seeking Stability Might Limit Your Returns

50

International Diversification Part 2: Not so crazy

51

Why Global Diversification is Good for Canadian Investors

52

Enemy #1 in Investing…Your Brain!

53

TMA Book Review: Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel

54

Lifestyle Creep: The Silent Threat to Your Retirement Plans

55

Inspired Retirement – Maximizing retirement satisfaction with guest Susan Hogan

56

Mid-year investment review: inflation down, resilient economy, stocks up!

57

How do reverse mortgages work?

58

Understanding Cybersecurity: Education, Prevention, and Response Strategies

59

Take advantage of the new First Home Savings Account

60

An Investor’s Guide to Expected Returns

61

Navigating mortgages and high interest rates with specialist Morgan Englebretsen

62

Myths and popular beliefs in personal tax Part 2

63

Debunking 8 common myths and misunderstandings about taxes (Part 1)

64

2022 Tax Tips – With Life Long Expert

65

Investor Beware: How to Protect Your Money from Scams and Fraud

66

Building Confidence Through Annual Review Meetings

67

Should you Die with Zero

68

2022 Financial Year in Review and Looking Ahead for 2023

69

Are rising interest rates a curse or a blessing?

70

Teaching Kids About Money with Will Rainey

71

Retirement Planning: Understanding your RRIF Options

72

Managing your Investment Portfolio Through a Recession

73

15 Questions to ask when Choosing a Financial Advisor

74

The 4 Criteria to Evaluate Financial Advice

75

Money & Couples – Why you Must Get This Right!

76

Inflation, Interest Rates and Bond Returns with Sooyeon Mirda CFA, Dimensional Fund Advisors

77

The 5 Ws of Estate Planning with Edmond Fhima

78

Inflation, Market Volatility and Your Portfolio

79

Tax-Free First Home Savings Account (FHSA)

80

Solutions for Canadian Home Property Market

81

How To Manage Your Portfolio During Turbulent Times

82

The ins and Outs of Preparing Your 2021 Tax Returns

83

Your CPP/QPP & OAS Benefits

84

You Chase - You Lose!

85

War, Conflict & Long-term Investing

86

The Wheel of Wellness: 7 Habits of Healthy, Happy People with Heather Martin

87

The 4% Safe Withdrawal Rule.

88

2021 Year in Review

89

Maximizing Life Satisfaction and Happiness with Author Andrew Hallam

90

How to Start Saving and Investing with Ryan Jacobs and Matthew McGee

91

An Investor Guide to Inflation

92

Custodian Services & Independent Portfolio Management Firms

93

Death & Taxes: What you need to know.

94

Tax Planning for Medical Professionals with Riccardo Zerbino

95

Delta variant & investor implications

96

Understanding Robo-Advisors: Pros, Cons & Dilemmas

97

Voluntary Disclosures: You can run but you can't hide

98

Net Worth Boom & Inflation

99

Family & Money with Family Legacy Guide Steve Legler

100

Navigating Conflicts of Interest in the Financial Services Industry

101

Wealth & Family Law: Marriage and Common-law Relationships In Canada

102

The Evolution of Investment Advice in Canada: The Next-Generation Advisor

103

Wealth & Real Estate: Part 3 – Urban & City Living

104

Wealth & Real Estate: Part 2 – Empty Nesting & Downsizing Homes

105

Wealth & Real Estate: Part 1 – Expanding Family & Buying Larger Homes

106

Pump and Dump is Alive and Well.

107

Wealth & Family Law: Part 3 - Unmarried Couples in Québec

108

Wealth & Family Law: Part 2 - Matrimonial Regimes

109

Wealth & Family Law : Part 1 - Family Patrimony in Québec

110

Economic and Stock Market Recovery

111

The Ins and Outs of Preparing Your 2020 Tax Return - with Guest Hugh Campbell, CPA, CA

112

Navigating Financial Bubbles

113

Demand for home health care for retirees spikes during pandemic: Learn more with our expert guest Andrew De Four

114

2020 Investment Surprises: Interest rates, Canadian home prices, FAANGMs, Tesla, Robinhood, IPOs and so much more!

115

Changing Investing for the Better with ETF Pioneer - Gerry Rocchi

116

Active vs Passive: Use SPIVA scorecards to make better decisions.

117

The Impact of Pandemic Buying Behaviours

118

History of the Indexing Revolution

119

EBI - Principle #3: Choose Indexing to Implement Your Portfolio

120

EBI - Principle #2: Diversify Your Asset Classes

121

EBI - Principle #1: Invest in Asset Classes

122

Winning Through Evidence-Based Investing (EBI)

123

Lessons for the Long-Term / A Tale of Two Decades

124

How an Investment Policy Statement helps you look into the “eyes of a tiger”.

125

Chilling Out: Planning for Retirees

126

Your Power Play: Planning for 35 to Pre-Retirees

127

Laying a Strong Foundation: Planning for 25 to 35 Year Olds

128

Investment Pitfall #4: Failing to Diversify Properly

129

Investment Pitfall #3: Chasing Performance and Trying to Outsmart the Market

130

Investment Pitfall #2: Building Portfolios Based on Predictions

131

Investment Pitfall #1: Not Having an Investment Philosophy

132

Investment Noise: Leads to Traps and Pitfalls for Investors

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