(519) 852-0318 russ@moneyarchitect.ca

Financial planning is about well-being. People want to feel good.
At first, it’s all about money and numbers.
But ultimately, it’s about contentment.

Money Architect Financial Planning, Russell J. Sawatsky

Russell J. Sawatsky

Qualified Associate Financial PlannerTM

For 14 years I worked as a licensed representative at a self-directed brokerage company in London, Ontario. I founded Money Architect Financial Planning in response to an unaddressed need I identified among my Do-It-Yourself investor clients; they could all benefit from foundational guidance.

The Latest From
Russ Writes

  • Strategies to Pay Down Your Debt

    Let’s suppose you are a married couple, Jessica and Michael. Both of you are thirty years old. Big purchases, on which you owe money, include a house, a ...

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  • What is a Stock Split?

    A couple of months ago, Apple and Tesla, split their stock. Apple did a four-for-one split and Tesla split its stock five-for-one. This made big news, but ...

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  • What’s in a Title?

    Regulating the Use of Financial Planner or Financial Advisor If someone were to tell you that they were a financial planner or a financial advisor, what wo...

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  • “We were very satisfied with Russ’ comprehensive and easily-understood counsel. The verbal and written feedback about our finances is definitely helping shape our decisions going forward. We are looking forward to our annual review.”

    - Brenda & Gary

  • “Maureen and I are great fans of Russ’s approach to financial planning. While the process of establishing the clients goals, assets and risk profiles are standard approaches, Russ stands out by being objective and not connected to fee based funds.”

    - Maureen & Rudy