Moolala: Money Made Simple with Bruce Sellery

Mortgage Renewal Strategies

If your mortgage is up for renewal soon there are a lot of decisions to be made and how do you go about navigating them. We have James Laird, Ratehub.ca’s Co-CEO and President of mortgage lender CanWise, join us to share some of the strategies he has to make those tough decisions.

Pros + Cons of Refinancing Your Mortgage

A lot of Canadians have seen a big jump of wealth on paper with the house they own while others have bought more recently and are stressed on the high interest rates. The thought of refinancing may be on your mind and to take us through the options and the pros and cons is Frances Hinojosa, a founding partner and CEO of Tribe Financial.

Find out more at tribefinancial.com and connect on X(Twitter) and Instagram. Connect with Frances on Instagram and X(Twitter).

Mortgage Renewal Time: Strategies To Help You Navigate the Process | Full Episode

What to do when your mortgage is set to renew.  James Laird, Ratehub.ca's Co-CEO and President of mortgage lender CanWise, joins us with his advice. And, a look at refinancing your mortgage. Frances Hinojosa, mortgage broker and CEO of Tribe Financial takes us through some of the options. Then, why we turn a blind eye to money matters. Behavioral science researcher Youval Aberman shares his perspective on what to do about “Ostrich Brain”.  Plus, Credit Canada’s Becky Western-Macfayden tells us about their new financial coaching program to help you reduce debt.

To find out more about the guests check out:

• Frances Hinojosa: Instagram | X(Twitter)
• Tribe Financial: tribefinancial.com | X(Twitter) | Instagram.
• Becky Western-Macfayden: creditcanada.com | Facebook | X(Twitter) | LinkedIn | Instagram

Bruce Sellery is a personal finance expert and best-selling author. As the founder of Moolala and the CEO of Credit Canada, Bruce is on a mission to help you get a better handle on your money so you can live the life you want. High energy & low B.S., this is Moolala: Money Made Simple.

Find Bruce Sellery at Moolala.ca | Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn

Why We Take Financial Risks

We talk to Elise Payzan-LeNestour , Associate Professor of finance at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, and her research looks at the ways people perceive and react to financial risks. She joins us to tell us more about her findings.

Find out more at elisepayzan.com.

Financial Toll In Difficult Times

We have the CEO of Ronald McDonald House Charities Canada, Kate Horton, join us to talk about how a sudden illness of a child can change a family’s life immediately. Not only is it a toll emotionally it can be devastating financially. Kate takes us through how Ronald McDonald House can help families relieve some of the financial worry.

Find out more at rmhccanada.ca and connect on Facebook, X(Twitter), Instagram and LinkedIn. Connect with Katie on LinkedIn.

Financial Empowerment

While we know financial literacy is important not everyone has the necessary knowledge to feel financially empowered with their money. This can be particularly challenging with newcomers to Canada. We have Andrea Fiederer, executive vice-president and chief marketing officer of goeasy, join us to break down what is financial empowerment.

Find out more about goeasy on Instagram and X(Twitter) and connect with Andrea on LinkedIn.

When To Start Thinking About The RESP

We talk all things about the RESP, Registered Education Savings Plan, when you should start and how much should you put in. We have Craig Hughes, director of tax and estate planning at IG Wealth Management, to take us through the process of opening up an account.

Find out more at ig.ca and connect on X(Twitter) and Facebook.

Pre-Tipping for a Better Service

Leaving a tip post-service as been in Canada forever but now delivery services like Uber or DoorDash you are prompted to tip before your service and even happens. DoorDash is now testing out a warning to customers that if they don’t tip they may have to wait longer for their order. We talk to Mike Von Massow, professor and food economist at the University of Guelph, about this and more on today’s current tipping culture.

Connect on Instagram, X(Twitter) and check out the podcast Food Focus.

Building Credit for Newcomers To Canada

One of the challenges many newcomers face is building credit when they first arrive to Canada. We have Eva Wong, co-founder and chief operating officer of Borrowell, join us to share her tips on how newcomers can grow their credit score.

Find out more at borrowell.com and on X(Twitter) and Instagram. Connect with Eva on Instagram and X(Twitter).

Sharing Like Experiences as Newcomers to Canada

We have Carolina Restrepo and Jaun Cala join us to share some of their challenges they faced with personal finances and how they overcame them when they immigrated to Canada six years ago. They also talk about the platform they created called Mundo Together to share their experience with others.

Find out more at mundotogether.com and connect on Instagram, YouTube and TikTok.