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The Empowered Investor

Keith Matthews

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Frequency: 1 episode/17d. Total Eps: 113

If you've ever felt overwhelmed by the sheer volume of choices and voices in the Canadian financial services industry, The Empowered Investor Podcast can transform your investment experience and increase your odds of becoming financially secure – forever. With his simple, straightforward approach, host Keith Matthews cuts through the noise to help you make better decisions and discover the best investment and planning strategies for you and your family. As a portfolio manager and advisor at Tulett, Matthews & Associates, Keith has spent twenty-five years helping investors achieve their financial goals using the same planning and portfolio principles discussed in The Empowered Investor podcast. Always an advocate for investors, Keith has spoken at global conferences, been quoted in many Canadian newspapers and magazines, and recently published the new and revised 4th edition of his book, The Empowered Investor. To learn more about Keith’s client advisory services or to request a complementary copy of the latest edition of The Empowered Investor, please visit www.tma-invest.com

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Global Investors, Shared Values: A Conversation with David Andrew

Episode 114

Thursday, July 3, 2025 • Duration 47:13

Host Keith Matthews welcomes David Andrew, founder of Capital Partners in Australia, for a discussion on global trends in independent advice and wealth management. Capital Partners is a leading edge independent Australian wealth management firm under David’s stewardship, Capital Partners was named Best Professional Practice in Australia by the Financial Advice Association of Australia in 2017, 2019 and 2024; the only firm to have received this award more than once.

Together, David and Keith break down what Australian, Canadian and global investors have in common, the real-world dangers of conflicted advice, actionable ways to foster trust and transparency, and how family-focused planning creates lasting results.

This discussion highlights how similarly investors think, feel, and behave - regardless of geographic location. You’ll get a behind-the-scenes view of how leading advisory firms build portfolios, guide client decisions and help clients spend smarter - without sacrificing peace of mind.

“Across the globe, people seek the same fundamentals in wealth management: simplicity, transparency, alignment with their goals, and lasting peace of mind”.

Key Topics:

● Welcome and why independent advice matters (0:00)

● Australia vs. Canada: The rise of fee-only advisory firms (6:46)

● Breaking the commissions trap: How regulation changed everything (8:04)

● What happens when big banks lose client trust and what’s replaced them (10:06)

● Real meaning of independence: Separating advice from product sales (10:53)

● The “iceberg” of financial advice - what clients truly need vs. what’s usually sold (11:20)

● The power of long-term planning: Helping clients retire earlier and happier (14:03)

● Building trust and transparency in a modern firm (16:00)

● How Capital Partners conducts discovery and values-based planning (17:14)

● How fee-for-service models protect client interests (22:59)

● Serving families: Approaches for business owners, professionals, and women in transition (21:47)

● Exiting commissions: The step-by-step shift to true independence (22:58)

● The role of trusts, estate planning, and multi-generational wealth (23:31)

● Family meetings, stewardship, and transferring financial values (26:26)

● Preparing kids and aging parents for financial transitions (27:55)

● Investment philosophy: From failed active management to evidence-based portfolios (31:06)

● How to weather market turbulence - advisor strategies that keep clients on track (35:33)

● The logic of global diversification vs. home bias (37:08)

● Tax efficiencies in the Australian system, and why they influence portfolio design (38:08)

● Lessons learned from building a multi-decade advisory firm (42:11)

● How to vet and select a truly client-centric, independent advisor (44:06)

Mentioned in this Episode:

● Tulett, Matthews & Associates

● Capital Partners

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RESP 101: What Every Empowered Parent Needs to Know

Episode 113

Thursday, May 22, 2025 • Duration 18:44

What exactly is an RESP and how can it be used to fund your child’s post-secondary education? What are the key rules around contributions, grants, and withdrawals? What should you do if your child doesn’t pursue higher education?

In today’s episode, Laurence Greenberg and Jackson Matthews break down everything Canadian parents need to know about RESPs — from contribution limits and government grants, to withdrawal strategies and tax-efficient planning. Whether you’re opening your first account or optimizing an existing one, this episode offers clear answers and practical guidance.

Don’t miss this essential overview that could help you unlock thousands in free education funding and avoid costly RESP mistakes. Tune in and feel more confident managing your child’s future education savings.

Thank you for tuning in!

Key Topics:

● Introduction and post-tax season context (0:39)

● What is an RESP? (0:56)

● Contribution rules and lifetime limits (1:35)

● Tax treatment of contributions and growth (1:42)

● RESP grants: CESG, QESI, and CLB (2:25)

● How much you can earn in grants (3:10)

● What qualifies as post-secondary education (4:19)

● What RESP funds can be used for (4:30)

● Family plans vs. individual plans (5:11)

● RESP withdrawal rules and tax treatment (6:00)

● EAP withdrawals and tax planning strategies (6:52)

● Common RESP mistakes (8:51)

● What happens if a child doesn’t go to school (10:24)

● RRSP rollover and penalty tax explanation (11:36)

● Early lump sum contribution strategy (13:12)

● Investing RESP funds over the time horizon (14:26)

Breaking into the Canadian Real Estate Market

Episode 104

Thursday, December 12, 2024 • Duration 48:49

Have you ever wondered how to break into the challenging housing market as a first-time homebuyer? What strategies can help you secure your first property when affordability seems out of reach? How can creative financing and renovation techniques transform your homeownership experience?

In today’s episode, Keith Matthews and real estate expert Sean Broady from the Broady Windsor Group share insights on navigating today’s real estate landscape. From practical home-buying tips to financing strategies, Sean offers an optimistic perspective on how anyone can enter the market with the right approach.

Join us as we explore real-world stories, strategies for saving, and actionable tips for first-time buyers and their families. This episode is essential listening for anyone considering homeownership or supporting loved ones on their home-buying journey.

Thank you for tuning in!

Key Topics:

Introduction to home-buying challenges (00:00:10)
The evolving profile of first-time homebuyers (00:07:12)
What to look for in a starter home (00:09:45)
Renovation strategies that add the most value (00:10:35)
When to buy: timing and market cycles (00:15:45)
Innovative home-buying approaches (00:17:15)
Partnering with friends or family for homeownership (00:18:33)
Financing options and government programs (00:31:15)
Vendor financing explained (00:38:04)
Creative ways to save for a down payment (00:34:22)
Managing homeownership costs and risks (00:33:45)
How long to stay in a first home before upgrading (00:42:20)
Real estate as a side hustle for wealth building (00:45:10)
Key takeaways for first-time buyers and families (00:47:25)

And so much more!

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EBI - Principle #1: Invest in Asset Classes

Episode 13

Thursday, October 8, 2020 • Duration 28:10

One of the challenges Canadian investors face is choosing between the sheer number of choices of types, styles, and strategies for investing that are available. To help you to cut through the noise and overwhelm, we’re starting this series on the best investment philosophy for investors, evidence-based investing.

An evidence-based strategy is a scientific approach to investing where investment decisions are based on facts and research on what’s worked for investors over the long-term. Over the next couple of episodes, we’ll be going through the four main principles of evidence-based investing every empowered investor needs to know, starting today with investing in asset classes.

On this episode, Ruben and I talk about the role of evidence-based for the empowered investor, how evidence-based investing is different from alternative approaches like market timing and stock picking, the benefits of an evidence-based investing approach, the four traditional asset classes for investment portfolios, why you should embrace the average advantage, and so much more!

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Key Topics:

· The role of evidence-based investing for the empowered investor (1:53)

· How this approach reduces overwhelmed Canadian investors (3:00)

· What is evidence-based investing? (3:48)

· The four principles of evidence-based investing (4:53)

· Two popular alternative investment approaches (5:56)

· The problem with making accurate market predictions (6:34)

· How market predictions have played out during the current pandemic (7:41)

· Why I don’t consider a market-timing approach to be a philosophy (9:08)

· What is stock picking? (9:43)

· What the evolution of Apple stock shows us about the risks of stock picking (10:22)

Winning Through Evidence-Based Investing (EBI)

Episode 12

Thursday, September 24, 2020 • Duration 30:05

For the past eleven episodes, I was joined by my co-host, Marcelo Taboada, and we covered the groundwork for becoming an empowered investor and what you need to put in place to have a successful long-term financial outcome.

For the next part of the story of the empowered investor, I’ll be joined by my new co-host, Ruben Antoine, Portfolio Manager and Lead Client Advisor at Tulett, Matthews & Associates. Ruben is sharing his personal story as we move deeper into the investment side of things, starting with why we’re passionate about the evidence-based investment approach.

On this episode, Ruben and I talk about what we can learn from his personal story and journey into finance, how he came to recognize the flaws in the active money management approach, why hedge funds are often unable to measure up to expectations, the benefits of evidence-based investing, the key principles of evidence-based investing, and so much more!

Thank you for listening!

Key Topics:

· Why Ruben decided to become a financial advisor to individuals (3:19)

· What we can learn from Ruben’s personal story and journey into finance (4:23)

· How Ruben’s multi-national experience growing up impacted his life (5:01)

· Ruben’s linguistic background (7:14)

· The long-term benefit of Ruben’s early career working at an accounting firm (8:11)

· How Ruben’s interest in travel and improving his communication skills landed him in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) (9:12)

· Why the BVI provided a good first exposure to the world of investment funds (10:16)

· What is a hedge fund? (11:42)

· Ruben’s surprising discoveries about hedge funds (12:53)

· How Ruben discovered evidence-based investing (15:53)

· What is the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) program? (16:39)

Lessons for the Long-Term / A Tale of Two Decades

Episode 11

Thursday, September 10, 2020 • Duration 39:17

For the past ten episodes, we’ve highlighted the key factors you need to understand to be able to achieve financial security. Today, we’re moving in a new direction and talking about current market conditions. The goal of today's episode is to shed some light on how you can move forward as an empowered investor.

As the end of summer approaches, we’re almost 6 months into the COVID-19 pandemic. Markets have rebounded from the lows we saw in March but while some stocks are booming, others are floundering. In these unprecedented times, it can be difficult to look too far into the future, but we want to encourage you not to get caught up in the short term. We're going to explore what stocks and sectors are hot, the implications of the current state of the markets, as well as the lessons and tools we can learn from the past two decades.

On this episode, Keith and Marcelo discuss the current state of the stock market, the surprising results of our 1-year and 20-year rankings of 5 major benchmarks, the massive divergence between small company and mega-cap technology stocks, the lessons we can learn from the market cycles of the past 20 years, and so much more!

Thank you for listening!

Key Topics:

· An overview of current market conditions (1:31)

· Reviewing the one-year return rankings for our benchmarks as of June 30, 2020 (3:45)

· The five benchmarks we chose for our review (4:45)

· Why we’ve seen a massive divergence between small company and mega-cap technology stocks (6:00)

· What are fractional units? (7:11)

· How fractional shares have changed the accessibility to capital markets (7:34)

· The impact of stories on investor behavior (9:37))

· How the market cycles of the last 20 years can help us (11:13)

· The surprising twenty-year return rankings for our benchmarks (13:02)

How an Investment Policy Statement helps you look into the “eyes of a tiger”.

Episode 10

Thursday, August 27, 2020 • Duration 33:00

One of the most common criticisms we hear about the investment industry is that a lot of investors say things don't feel transparent. To remedy that problem, investment policy statements are becoming more common in the private client world and we believe they're a must-use as they create clarity, transparency, and empowerment.

Just as we use maps when we travel to give us a sense of where we're going, we should have a map for how we invest today, tomorrow, and in the future. In the current context with Coronavirus and the economic impact it’s had, an investment policy statement is more critical than ever before. To help you on your journey as an empowered investor, today we're going to explore what you need to know about the investment policy statement.

On this episode, Keith and Marcelo cover how having an investment policy statement empowers you as an investor, the goals of the statement, the main elements that must be included, how to look at risk management, common mistakes people make in their investment policy statements, why you need one even if you are a DIY investor, and so much more!

Thank you for listening!

Key Topics:

· What is an investment policy statement? (2:12)

· How having an investment policy statement empowers investors (3:33)

· Examples of similar documents in other industries (4:17)

· The evolution of transparency and documentation in the investment industry (5:50)

· The main goal of a written agreement, like an investment policy statement (7:17)

· Why you need to use an investment policy statement (8:39)

· A recent example where Marcelo suffered from not having an agreement in place (9:55)

· Why your goals are a critical part of the foundation of your investment policy statement (12:11)

· Differentiating between willingness and capacity to bear risk (13:14)

Chilling Out: Planning for Retirees

Episode 9

Thursday, August 13, 2020 • Duration 45:14

In the last two episodes of our miniseries on planning, we’ve taken a closer look at the importance of the financial plan for achieving your ultimate goal of financial security. We’ve covered the key areas of focus and potential pitfalls from age 25 up to pre-retirement and today we’re turning our attention to retirees.

Around 65, most of us enter a transition zone where we go from our maximum earning years and power play years to start collecting the fruits of our labor. Planning at this stage ensures you have the resources in place to chill out and do everything you’ve wanted to do. There are a number of different considerations to make in sustainable retirement planning and we’ll show you how to test your plans and set yourself up for success.

On this episode, Keith and Marcelo talk about the most important aspects of financial planning for retirees, why sustainability plays a key role at this stage of life, how to work out your sustainable withdrawal rate, the biggest financial challenge for retirees, why you shouldn’t rely on your home being your main retirement asset, and so much more!

Thank you for listening!

Key Topics:

· Why you need to understand financial planning (1:20)

· Key takeaways for 25 to 35-year-olds and 35 to 65-year-olds (2:00)

· Why planning is important for retirees (4:27)

· How does happiness vary in different age groups? (5:27)

· The main objectives of retirees (6:55)

· Why sustainability plays a key role at this stage of life (9:21)

· The six gears of financial planning (10:32)

· Where you should focus on each of the gears during your retirement (11:02)

· Working out your sustainable withdrawal rate (16:04)

· The 4% rule for retirees (18:06)

· How we apply the 4% rule in practice (20:27)

Your Power Play: Planning for 35 to Pre-Retirees

Episode 8

Thursday, July 30, 2020 • Duration 30:19

Financial planning is critical in creating a foundation for anyone wishing to become an empowered investor. Each stage of life has a specific set of issues that must be addressed to remain on track with your financial plans and today we’re zooming in on the 35 to 60-year-old age group.

During this period, most of us find ourselves extremely busy as we focus on trying to get ahead in our careers while building up our personal lives. This is also when we typically have the highest earnings of our career as we reap the rewards of the careers we’ve built up to this point. Navigating this time well is critical for setting the stage for your next phase of life.

On this episode, Keith and Marcelo talk about why a financial plan is essential for becoming an empowered investor, what you should be focusing on in the 35 to 60-year-old age bracket, how to avoid lifestyle creep, the two questions you need to ask yourself when you enter the 35 to 60-year-old group, and so much more!

Be sure to join us for our next episode as we continue to explore the various aspects of financial planning at every age by looking at the planning components for retirees. Thank you for listening!

Key Topics:

· The essential components of a financial plan (2:20)

· Why a financial plan is essential for becoming an empowered investor (3:40)

· Why we distinguish between the 35 to 45 and 45 to 60 age groups (5:23)

· The financial focus in the 35 to 60-year-old age span (7:04)

· How you should approach each gear of financial planning in the 35 to 60 age bracket (8:28)

· FOMO in 35 to 60-year-olds (12:10)

· Who is most vulnerable to lifestyle creep? (13:14)

· Financial pressures unique to the sandwich generation (15:08)

· The two questions you need to ask yourself when you enter the 35 to 60-year-old group (15:51)

Laying a Strong Foundation: Planning for 25 to 35 Year Olds

Episode 7

Thursday, July 16, 2020 • Duration 28:23

Now that you know the key obstacles that can derail you, we’re switching gears and starting to look at the planning and building side of becoming an empowered investor. Today we’re kicking things off with our series on one of the two key roadmaps for the empowered investor, financial planning.

Creating a financial plan is an essential step for every investor since it provides a framework and action plan for achieving your future goals. We want to get down to the details so we’re breaking up this topic into age brackets, starting with planning for 25 to 35-year-olds.

On this episode, Keith and Marcelo talk about the foundational concepts behind financial planning, why it is crucial for the empowered investor, key financial principles you should focus on between ages 25 to 35, our main recommendations for 25 to 35-year-olds, and more!

Be sure to join us for our next episode as we continue our mini-series on financial planning. Thank you for listening!

Key Topics:

· Recapping what we’ve covered so far on the show (1:04)

· What is financial planning? (4:42)

· Differentiating between a financial plan and an investment plan (5:33)

· The six main sections you need to consider in your financial plan (6:55)

· Why financial planning is so important for the empowered investor (7:53)

· The three main areas of financial focus for 25 to 35-year-olds (9:12)

· Key financial principles you should focus on between ages 25 to 35 (10:54)

· The biggest obstacles to good financial planning in the 25 to 35 age bracket (13:23)

· Our main recommendations for 25 to 35-year-olds (15:08)

· Why you need to save at least 15-20% of your income (16:03)

· How to know if you’re saving enough (18:06)

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