Moolala: Money Made Simple with Bruce Sellery

Everyone Has A Net Worth

We talk to the one known as Prairie FIRE Canada, Fred Khonje, on why you should be tracking your net worth.

The Complexity of Modern Finance

We talk to the founding partner of Riverwood Capital and author of How Money Became Dangerous: The inside story of our turbulent relationship with modern finance, Chris Varelas. He gives us three action items for financial reform.

Full Episode: Tracking your net worth

Tracking your net worth. Fred Khonje, also known as Prairie Fire, is here to tell you why and how you should do the calculation. And, we’ll talk to Chris Varelas, founding partner of Riverwood Capital, about his book How Money Became Dangerous: The Inside Story of our Turbulent Relationship with Modern Finance. Then, themed retirement communities are a growing trend -- for teachers, nuns and nudists (!) We’ll talk to Sue Johansen from A Place For Mom about the idea. Plus, Melissa Shin from Advisor’s Edge is here with a look at the decade ahead in the financial advice industry.

FlipGive: An Alternative to Team Fundraising

We talk to the CEO of FlipGive, Mark Bachman about how their app gives teams an alternative to traditional fundraising to earn cash.

What Happens After You Save For Retirement

We talk to Carol Bezaire, VP of tax, estate, and strategic philanthropy at Mackenzie Investments about what happens to your investments when you are transitioning to retirement.

Using Credit Card Points To Your Advantage

We talk to the CEO of Brim Financial, Rasha Katabi about the different ways Canadian consumers can use credit cards and credit card points to their advantage while shopping.

Improving Client Relations

We talk to Jason Pereira, senior financial consultant at Woodgate Financial about the new group, Financial Planning Association of Canada which has created standards for its members to help the focus on improving relationships with their clients.

Learn To Take Charge Of Your Finances

We talk to the Dean of McGill University’s Desautels Faculty of Management, Professor Isabelle Bajeux-Besnainou about their Personal Finance Essentials online program that is trying to bridge the financial literacy gap.We talk to the Dean of McGill University’s Desautels Faculty of Management, Professor Isabelle Bajeux-Bes-nai-nou about their Personal Finance Essentials online program that is trying to bridge the financial literacy gap.

Full Episode: McGill University’s free online personal finance course

A new, online program from McGill is trying to bridge the financial literacy gap. Professor Isabelle Bajeux-Besnainou, Dean of the Desautels Faculty of Management, will be here to tell you about the McGill Personal Finance Essentials. And, Rasha Katabi, CEO of Brim Financial, is here to tell us how you can use credit card points to your advantage. Then, an app called FlipGive that can help your sports team raise money. Plus how to convert your RRSPs to RRIFs with Carol Bezaire, Vice President of tax, estate, and strategic philanthropy at Mackenzie Investments. And, we’ll talk to Jason Pereira, the newly launched Financial Planning Association of Canada.

Helping Adults Improve Their Financial Literacy Skills

We talk to both the executive director of ABC Life Literacy Canada, Mack Rogers, and the head of branch network for HSBC Canada, Jim Saclamacis, on the organizations latest Family Literacy First program.