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Unconventional Wisdom

Ed Rempel

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Frequency: 1 episode/6d. Total Eps: 170

Welcome to the Unconventional Wisdom podcast. The show that helps you achieve financial security & freedom. Insights based on in-depth experience from Canada's #1 financial planner blogger. Find out what really works. Your host, fee-for-service financial planner & tax accountant, Ed Rempel.

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🇨🇦 Canada - investing
13/08/2026
#100
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12/08/2026
#84
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12/07/2026
#94
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05/07/2026
#98
🇨🇦 Canada - investing
16/06/2026
#92
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15/06/2026
#68
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11/05/2026
#100
🇨🇦 Canada - investing
08/05/2026
#95
🇨🇦 Canada - investing
25/04/2026
#98
🇨🇦 Canada - investing
05/02/2026
#77

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https://rempel--canadianfinancialsummit.thrivecart.com/2024-all-access-pass/
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https://edrempel.com/smith-manoeuvre/
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http://www.edrempel.com/summit
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How To Design Your Retirement Income: An Overview (Canadian Financial Summit 2023)

Season 2 · Episode 41

Thursday, September 12, 2024 • Duration 54:24

With the Canadian Financial Summit coming up at the end of October, I wanted to share over the next few weeks content that Summit attendees had access to last year.

When you register you get access to talks like these, plus a myriad of other speakers who are some of Canada’s top financial experts.

I’ll be promoting the Summit and giving away free tickets too!

When it comes to retirement, it’s crucial to get the big picture right before diving into the details.

Setting up your retirement income involves more than just ticking boxes; it requires a strategic approach to ensure you’re financially secure throughout your retirement years.

In this podcast episode, Barry Choi interviewed me about designing your retirement income effectively.

You’ll learn:

What are the 4 steps to design your retirement income?
What’s Important about Money to You?
How do you know when you have reached “Financial Independence”?
What is “Your Number”?
What are the key concepts to understand retirement income?
How much can you reliably withdraw from your investments for life?
What are the 3 retirement income design strategies? How do you decide which is best for you?
How do you design your retirement income? How much from which source?
Overview or when to start pensions, RRIF, CPP, OAS & other investments.
Should you defer or commute your pension?
Should you worry about high tax on your estate?

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Take Control of Your Finances in One Step

Season 2 · Episode 40

Thursday, September 5, 2024 • Duration 05:50

Most people struggle with money.

It might feel like you’re the only one who doesn't have it all figured out, but trust me, you're not alone.

Over the last two months, I've had countless conversations with individuals just like you who are grappling with various financial concerns.

In my latest podcast episode, I share 25 common worries and questions that I have been asked just in the last couple months, plus you’ll learn the four things a financial plan can do for you.

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How to Avoid or Minimize Extra Tax from New Higher Capital Gains Tax

Season 2 · Episode 31

Friday, May 10, 2024 • Duration 37:51

You may have heard that we just had a new budget here in Canada, and increased the taxes on capital gains.

Canadians with a rental property, cottage or investments and their tax advisors are scrambling to figure out what to do before the deadline of June 25, 2024.

Here are the questions we’ll cover in this latest podcast episode:

What is the new higher capital gains tax?

Who is affected?
Why is it mainly a real estate tax?
How to avoid or minimize the higher capital gains tax.
Is investing inside your corporation still worthwhile?
Will the higher exemption for small business help?
Are rental properties or cottages still profitable?
Why are only 50% or 67% of capital gains taxed, instead of all gains?
3 nasty aspects of the new tax.
Why do they say only 0.13% of Canadians are affected?
Will this hurt our economy?

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Why You Need A Growth Mindset

Season 1 · Episode 6

Wednesday, March 15, 2023 • Duration 01:05:24

If there is one podcast episode you should listen to of mine – it’s this one.

It is my underlying outlook on life and financial planning. This is the outlook that leads to financial success.

In my latest podcast, you’ll learn about the differences between a fear-based mindset and a growth mindset, and how wealthy people look at the world.

Listen to find out:

Why you need a growth mindset.
How a growth mindset benefits you.
How fear-based people mess themselves up financially.
The risk of conservative investments in different retirement plans.
What people with a growth mindset do.
7 key traits of people with a growth mindset.

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How to Design Your Retirement Income

Season 1 · Episode 5

Wednesday, March 15, 2023 • Duration 38:59

With so much advice on retirement, sometimes it’s hard to know what to do.

How do you put all the details together to get the retirement income you want with the minimum lifetime tax?

Quite a few people asked me questions about retirement income in response to my last video.

In my latest podcast episode, you’re going to get an overview where you’ll learn the “Big Picture” thinking into designing your whole retirement income in one shot!

This is a “must listen” to understand the key concepts when it comes to this topic.

Listen to find out:

The “Big Picture” of how to design your retirement income.
How do you know when you’ve reached financial independence?
How much can you withdraw from your investments and have them last for life?
How much do you take from each income source?
How do you design your retirement income?
What are the key concepts to understand about retirement income?
What are the three retirement income design strategies?
How do you decide which strategy is best for you?
An overview of when to start RIF, CPP, OAS and pensions, etc.
What do you do with Smith Manoeuvre or leveraged investments?
Should you commute your pension?
Should you worry about high tax on your estate?

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5 Best Ideas To Optimize The Smith Manoeuvre

Season 1 · Episode 4

Wednesday, March 15, 2023 • Duration 33:42

Is your mortgage tax deductible?

You know the basics about the Smith Manoeuvre. This podcast episode is about the practical issues you may run into and how to maximize the benefits.

We are Canada’s Smith Manoeuvre experts and have helped thousands of families implement it.

Many “Smith Manoeuvre experts” just offer you a mortgage and leave you to implement it.

We are the fee-for-service financial planners that implement it and work with you over the years.

We know from experience exactly how to maximize the benefits:

Why do the Smith Manoeuvre? Do it for the right reason.
Comparisons of people’s retirement plan with or without the Smith Manoeuvre.
My recommended readvanceable mortgages (and the banks to get them from).
How to keep your credit line 100% tax-deductible.
The 8 Smith Manoeuvre strategies. Which is right for you?
Have the right mindset to avoid the risks.

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How Does a Financial Plan Help You?

Season 1 · Episode 3

Wednesday, March 15, 2023 • Duration 18:20

In this week’s podcast I’m interviewed by Kornel Szrejber, founder of the Build Wealth Canada podcast and website, and host of the Canadian Financial Summit, the #1 personal finance online event of the year.

Kornel runs the #1 personal finance podcast in Canada & the Canadian Financial Summit. He has been getting advice from me for awhile when it comes to financial planning and tax-related questions.

We focus on questions related to my practice, which I think you’ll find helpful, if you’re curious about working with a financial planner.

Listen to find out:

How does getting a Financial Plan help you?
Why you need more money than you think for retirement.
Why work with Ed Rempel & his team vs other financial planners?
What methods & strategies Ed provides that other advisors & robo-advisors don’t.
How can you reach your desired retirement more easily?
If someone is thinking of getting a Financial Plan but not sure what to do, how can they find out?
What is it like to work with Ed’s team as a Full Service client?
How can you find out more about working with Ed and his team?

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Meet Ed Rempel

Season 1 · Episode 2

Wednesday, March 15, 2023 • Duration 03:29

My name is Ed Rempel CPA, CMA, CFP. The main Wise Guy on this podcast. I am a financial blogger, fee-for-service financial planner and tax accountant with a ton of real life financial planning experience. I love sharing my insights from experience.

Unconventional Wisdom is the #1 blog in Canada for a full service financial planner for a reason. It’s not the usual yada yada. It’s unbiased insights from experience on what really works. What really works is rarely conventional. Here you will learn how to achieve security and freedom.

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Welcome to the Unconventional Podcast with Ed Rempel

Season 1 · Episode 1

Monday, March 13, 2023 • Duration 03:00

Welcome to the Unconventional Podcast with Ed Rempel.

How to Donate Effectively

Season 2 · Episode 30

Tuesday, May 7, 2024 • Duration 35:04

You may be thinking – what difference can I make in the world?

As a financial planner I talk a lot about money, however, it’s not really about the money itself, but what it does for your life – how to live well, retire comfortably, and give back.

In my latest podcast episode, I give you some ideas to help you choose causes that matter to you, as well as talking about financial & tax planning for donating effectively.

Listen to find out:

How do most people donate?
What is a Donation Plan & how does it benefit you?
How to donate tax-efficiently.
Donation tax credit by Province.
Advanced donation tax strategies.
What is a “Donor-Advised Fund”?
How do you decide where to donate?
How do billionaires donate?
What are the most effective charities or causes?
How do we increase the prosperity of all humans?

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