“Rings and other jewels are not gifts, but apologies for gifts. The only gift is a portion of thyself.” Ralph Waldo EmersonRalph Waldo Emerson (1803- 1882) was an American lecturer, poet, and essayist. Emerson urged independent thinking and stressed that not all life’s answers were found in books. He believ...
As we begin a new financial year, I am sure that like me you are thinking of making this year the beginning of an even more meaningful experience for you and those you love. One suggestion for this year would be to give your family a new tradition. Traditions are magical! Traditions evoke wonderful memories, give us a sense of b...
If you do not currently have an active goal setting and achieving program, we suggest you follow the following six steps. 1. Write 10 goals that would improve your life and will be accomplished over the next year. 2. Write the goals in present tense, as if you had achieved it. 3. Write the goal as a positive statement—&r...
“A child is a person who is going to carry on what you have started. He is going to sit where you are sitting, and when you are gone, attend to those things which you think are important. You may adopt all the policies you please, but how they are carried out depends on him. He will assume control of your cities, state...
Have you ever had a conversation with someone or given a speech and asked yourself, “Are they listening to me?” Or have you ever been partly listening to somebody else because you are distracted or thinking about something other than what they are saying? Most of us do this—especially when we are engaged in c...
Traditions and values come alive as we share our True Wealth with families and friends. True Wealth—your Human, Intellectual, Civic, and Financial Assets, increase in value in direct proportion to the extent they are shared. Traditions instil values as well as an increased sense of belonging. When values are reinforced a...
As we approach the holiday season, many of us think about giving to charities. This year include your entire family in the decision process of which charities to support. Before your family gathering, prepare a list of charities you would consider making contributions to. Present the different options to your family, sharing ...
One of the greatest fears expressed by our clients is losing choice and control of financial assets. Every year when you write a cheque to the government to pay taxes, you give up the very thing you want to preserve, Choice & Control! We do believe in paying our fair share of taxes and playing by the rules…… ...
The Family Life and Wealth Plan is a mental concept who’s legal and social structure will vary from family to family based on their individual situation. Based on the philosophy of “True Wealth Accumulation” the document should become a dynamic guide to all the family members and the adviser to create the prope...
"Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value.” Albert Einstein Albert Einstein was a German-American physicist, who received the Nobel Price in 1912, but not for relativity (E=mc2), rather for his 1905 work on photoelectric effect. He was born in 1879 and died in 1955. Einstein was named ...
