Starting a Newborn Charity from Scratch

Starting a Newborn Charity from Scratch

In the last couple of months, we’ve been working on a number of complex planning cases where the topic of starting a new charity has come up.  The question is, if you are going to have a charity offspring as cute as these Canada Geese goslings I saw a couple of...
Leaving a Legacy a Few Small Steps at a Time

Leaving a Legacy a Few Small Steps at a Time

This month, I’m going to talk about how I’ve spent the last year working on a very special, and geeky project that will be part of my own legacy. Every April, a mass migration occurs across Canada, where flights of strange creatures lift off from all parts...
Retirement and “What If” Scenarios

Retirement and “What If” Scenarios

New Year’s Eve is my wife Bridget’s birthday, and with it, we always look forward to meeting with dear friends, and, if we are at home, enjoying an incredible Cantonese dinner from our all-time favourite restaurant here in London, Kambie. This New Year’s was...
A Love Letter to End the Longest Year Ever

A Love Letter to End the Longest Year Ever

We are all feeling a little bit like this fellow after the longest year of our lives. Thanks for taking the time to read our newsletter, and we hope that you and your families have a much less adventurous and stressful year next year. We’ve spent the last few weeks...
An Agent of Good in More Ways than One

An Agent of Good in More Ways than One

This month, I’m delighted to share with you a unique charitable gift by my friend David (pictured above in his favourite pastime of birding) that reads like a textbook of how to make a fantastic and impactful charity gift. David is well known in the charitable...
Confessions of a Chronic Saver

Confessions of a Chronic Saver

I have a confession to make to all of you, my faithful readers, and it’s a deeply personal one… I’m a lifetime chronic saver… but now, for the first time in my life, I’ve gone three whole years without making an RRSP contribution! It’s slowly killing...
Nurturing the Little Ones in Your Life

Nurturing the Little Ones in Your Life

School in September is going to look very different for our kids and grandkids than it did in this pre-pandemic picture. My wife’s return to school as a primary teacher has me thinking about all the different ways we can nurture our young ones through our...
Comets, Prophecies and Legacy

Comets, Prophecies and Legacy

When you openly embrace curiosity and learning, while exploring the world around you, your legacy will find you naturally As most long-time readers probably know, I’m an avid astronomer and astrophotographer. During the last few weeks, I’ve been in astro-heaven, as...