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.
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.
You are careful with your money. You have made it a general rule to avoid debt – except for the mortgage on your home – in order to force yourself to l...
There are two striking things about the returns of investment markets over the last decade or so. One is the consistently steady performance of the US stoc...
At the end of 2020, the fathers of two friends and an uncle of mine died. For none of them was death unexpected. Two were over 100 and the other was 90. Ev...
“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.”