Ayana Ahead, monetary advisor – MoneySense


She helps shoppers put together for retirement and make extra knowledgeable choices about their funds. She gives complete monetary planning, from creating tax-efficient earnings streams to timing advantages from the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) and Outdated Age Safety (OAS) to making sure their portfolios will final as soon as it’s time to begin drawing down financial savings. 

Providers • Monetary Planning
• Funding Planning & Implementation
Specializations • Complete Monetary Planning
• Retirement Earnings Planning
• Tax Planning
Fee Mannequin • Charges paid by shoppers based mostly on property managed by advisor
• Charges paid by shoppers for recommendation (not based mostly on property) 
Languages written and spoken • English

Why did you turn out to be a planner?

I’ve all the time loved budgeting and cash administration. It was thrilling to be taught that I might have a profession serving to folks with their cash. Monetary planning ended up being the right match for my pursuits and skillset.

What’s your strategy to monetary planning?

I present shoppers with impartial, skilled recommendation in an environment freed from gross sales pressures. I evaluation a shopper’s general monetary image after which present actionable ideas and suggestions to assist them optimize their funds and to assist them attain their particular person targets. 

What’s your proudest achievement as a monetary planner?

I made a decision to turn out to be a fee-only planner as a result of I wished to supply monetary recommendation with none inherent bias. I additionally wished to supply clear pricing and don’t have any minimal asset necessities in order that I might attain individuals who worth impartial recommendation however don’t essentially have a big portfolio. 

What’s a shopper success story you’ll be able to share?

One of the best success story is giving shoppers the arrogance handy of their retirement discover to their employer with peace of thoughts and a transparent image of their future. 

What would you do if cash had been no object?

I might be the proprietor of an expert girls’s sports activities franchise. 

What’s the perfect cash recommendation you ever obtained?

My dad confirmed me how mortgage funds had been calculated. Seeing how funds go principally in direction of curiosity originally of a time period made me wish to be extra aggressive in paying down my very own debt. By accelerating funds, we shaved years off of our mortgage and saved hundreds in curiosity.

What’s the worst cash recommendation you ever obtained?

Investing in one thing with out understanding the underlying threat. 

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