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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?" >

At the end of November we held our launch event for NextWave, Newport Private Wealth’s initiative for young adults to help them become better equipped at managing wealth. We had a tremendous turnout with over 40 young adults in attendance for an evening of networking and a brief introduction to ... Keep Reading "Engaging the next generation" >

‘Catalyst funding’ is a notion commonly associated with business, health care and even the not-for-profit sector. It describes investments that are made to accelerate the development of an innovation or strategy. The theory being that with such funding, desired outcomes can be achieved faster ... Keep Reading "Catalyst funding… for families?" >

Some generous parents wish to assist their children to purchase a home, especially given today’s seemingly “out-of-reach” prices. An obstacle for simply gifting capital to children to purchase a home is the risk that a significant portion of the funds could be lost in the event of a marriage ... Keep Reading "A new way of helping your child to buy a home" >