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To help you plan for 2016, we offer this month-by-month guide to organizing and optimizing your financial affairs. Keep Reading "Financial planning checklist – 2016" >

If there is one question that is common to almost all Newport Private Wealth clients it is this: "How much money do I need to retire without any worries I’ll outlive my capital?” Keep Reading "Retirement planning for the high-net-worth investor" >

A freak mid-November snow storm didn’t stop some twenty-five young adults from participating in Newport Private Wealth’s popular educational and networking forum, NextWave. Keep Reading "Millennials and money: are they ready for the responsibility of wealth?" >

Planning for retirement can be challenging. Attempting to balance your need for current income against the risk of outliving your savings is hard enough and, as it turns out, the federal government is not making things any easier. Keep Reading "Manage RRIF rules carefully – or you could run out of money" >

  There comes a point when adult children should be asking certain questions of their parents to ensure that their financial affairs are in order. As parents age, achieving financial independence for retirement is a primary objective and effective planning should start well ahead of time. ... Keep Reading "How to talk to aging parents about their financial affairs" >

We recently held the spring session of our popular NextWave program, an educational and networking based initiative that helps the next generation of our client families become more informed, confident and financially independent. On an evening in May, a group of young adults in their 20s and ... Keep Reading "A young adult’s guide to smart spending" >

Adult children of wealthy families are not prepared to handle wealth. That is one of the most common concerns among Newport Private Wealth’s hundreds of wealthy clients. Wealthy baby boomers are moving into their golden years, planning for the succession of assets and realizing their adult ... Keep Reading "Are your adult children financially astute?" >

As part of our NextWave program of financial education for young adults in their 20s and 30s, we have put together a checklist outlining some important financial elements that parents, or even grandparents, may wish to consider. Keep Reading "Baby checklist" >

Recently we held the second event in our NextWave series, an educational and networking forum designed for adult children of affluent families. Our goal is to provide information on financial matters and help them to better manage their wealth – all in a fun, informal atmosphere. Despite ... Keep Reading "Our second NextWave event a success!" >

Today’s Globe & Mail High Net Worth section featured Newport Private Wealth in a piece by journalist Paul Brent entitled Don’t let your money spoil the kids. It deals with the issues, desires, opportunities and complications of wealthy baby boomers assisting their offspring ... Keep Reading "Passing wealth on now, later, ever?" >