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    Celebrity Estate Planning Gone Wrong

    When the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, died in August, she left no will or trust. Therefore, her entire estate will be open to the public eye and probably create family fighting over her assets. With an estimated $80 million fortune, one would assume that she would want privacy after…

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    Volatility is our Friend- economic update

    The start of 2018 began with a subdued performance for the Canadian economy.  There has been economic momentum heading in to the second quarter due partly to slightly higher crude oil prices and a predicted 2% economic expansion for the rest of the year. Our interest rate increased in July…

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    Astra Client Spotlight

    Astra Client spotlight features our clients and their words so that we can gain more insight and learn from each other.   Meet Jasmine and learn about her two business ventures, her world travels and the best advice she received. Tell us a bit about yourself and what your day…

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    Passing Down the Family Cottage

    The family cottage often holds a lot of sentimental value to families and is the home to a lot of great memories. Many cottage owners would like to see their children and grandchildren get the same joy from the property that they did, even after they are gone. This seems…

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    How to Involve Your Family In Estate Planning

    Estate planning is an essential part of any financial plan. While you may think that having an estate plan in place is diligent enough, sharing that plan with your family is just as important.  Many people do not want to upset their family by bringing up a potentially unpleasant topic,…

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    Astra Client Spotlight

    Astra Client spotlight features our clients and their words so that we can gain more insight and learn from each other. Meet Astra member, Kim Korven. She is a joy to work with and is always inspiring us here at Astra. I asked Kim to share a little bit about…

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    Regular downturns are just part of being an investor

    stock prices canada

    Since last week we have had noise surrounding the markets sell-off leading to a drop in stock prices. Here are a few questions I have been asked:   Why have the markets dropped?   The markets took a marked turn downward Friday after the monthly U.S. jobs report showed that…

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    What happened in 2017, and what’s ahead for 2018?

    what happened in 2017, whats ahead in 2018

    The positive market performance of last year was delivered in spite of a tremendous amount of turmoil swirling around the world, and especially in the United States.  As we are all painfully aware, much of it created, maintained and amplified by politics. US political actions and statements included international relations…

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    Astra Client Spotlight

    Client spotlight features our clients and their words so that we can gain more insight and learn from each other.   Meet Astra members, Carl and Lorraine Radbruch   Tell us a bit about yourself:   Carl: During my career I was a high school teacher for 12 years, worked…

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    Health and Wealth 2 things we want more of

    Generally there are two things that we want more of: Health and Wealth. Hans Rosling is a Swedish data scientist that has created an amazing video that shows the change of life expectancy as income rises, over time. This short video starts with the year 1800 when our lifespan was…

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