Education Funding

Why your kid needs an RESP

“Recently I saw the results of a study done by Canada Life, and the results surprised me. The study found that 92% of Canadian parents know that Registered Education Savings Plans exist, but only 49% are taking advantage of them. The surprise was not that so few people get in on the action. I already knew that…

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My Little Baby is a Teenager!

Time is a funny thing. All of a sudden your baby girl is a teenager, and then the next thing you know, she is off to school. So start getting ready for that as soon as you can. Brad Brain_ My little baby is a teenager! _ Alaska Highway News

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What is the price of parenthood?

“I’ve never had a client ask how much raising a child would cost,” says Brad Brain, president of Brad Brain Financial Planning Inc. in Fort St. John, B.C.  Investment Executive Article

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My Little Baby is a Teenager!

This was a special week in the Brain household. My little girl is now a teenager! Time sure does fly. It wasn’t that long ago I could cradle her in the crook of one arm.     It makes me think how quickly time is passing. In three short years she will be driving. In four years…

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Hey Parents, Wake Up!

One thing that I just do not understand is why more people don’t have Registered Education Savings Plans established for their kids and grandkids. Think about it for a moment. Nowadays how many careers are there that a person can walk into right out of high school? Not jobs, mind you. Most times a person…

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