Disaster-Proof Your Life
Preet Banerjee is a well-known Canadian personal finance and investing expert, and the author of the personal finance book Stop Over-Thinking Your Money!: The Five Simple Rules of Financial Success. Banerjee’s 5 Rules for Personal Finance Success are as follows: Disaster-proof your life. Expensive [...]
Can a History of Mental Health Issues Affect Your Life Insurance Application?
Mental illness affects 1 in 5 Canadians in their lifetime1. Recently, a Canadian Mental Health Association poll indicated that 24 percent of respondents have sought help for mental health challenges (that is 1 in 4 Canadians), this is up compared to polls completed over [...]
Live Healthy. Earn Rewards.
Insurance should be about more than just protecting your loved ones; it’s about living your life the way you like it. So why not get more out of your insurance while you’re around to enjoy it? Manulife Vitality is insurance that motivates you to [...]
Insurance is Not One Size Fits All: Term Insurance vs Whole Life Insurance
Shopping for life insurance is unfortunately not as exciting as shopping for a new wardrobe. In fact, many find it downright daunting and confusing. However, this is not a reason to avoid, as it is important to keep your loved ones covered financially in [...]
The Biggest Mistakes Parents Make When it Comes to Life Insurance
Many parents rely solely on the life insurance provided through their employee benefits. This is very concerning to me as an advisor. Most Group Life plans offer minimal coverage, sometimes only $25,000. While this will cover final expenses, it wouldn’t be sufficient to replace [...]
Why do so many people buy creditor insurance to protect their mortgages & loans when there are better options out there?
After 15 years in the business, I have lost count of how many times a client told me that it was "required" to purchase life insurance with their mortgage - which is not the case, it is optional. Just the other day, my client [...]