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…

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…

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…