Fixed or Variable? Mortgages, Home Equity and Retirement in Canada
How do you choose between fixed and variable mortgage rates? And when might it make sense to use the equity in your home to invest or help f...
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Build Wealth Canada Podcast
As one of Canada's youngest retirees at the age of 32, and after becoming mortgage-free at 29, Kornel interviews the top financial experts in Canada to help you optimize your investments, re...
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20 of 150 episodesReaching Financial Independence: What Worked and What Surprised Us
What helps you reach financial independence earlier, and what do you only learn once you're there? In this episode, I'm joined by Kyle Prevo...
How Much Can You Spend in Retirement? Lessons From Our Financial Plan
How much can you spend in retirement, and how should that amount change when your investments do better or worse than expected? In this epis...
How Mark Seed Retired 10+ Years Early: Strategy, Portfolio & Lessons
In this episode, Mark Seed from My Own Advisor shares how he and his wife reached Financial Independence and officially retired early in Can...
How to Retire Early in Canada: How Stephanie Did It and Now Travels the World
When we first start our do-it-yourself investing journey here in Canada, almost all of our focus is understandably on the accumulation phase...
Essential Money Lessons from the Doctor Who Wrote the Curriculum
What are the most critical personal finance pillars that have the greatest impact on our financial wellbeing? In this episode, we sit down w...
What Every DIY Investor Should Know Before Buying ETFs in Canada
Today's episode is going to be especially useful if you're a Canadian DIY investor and you want to build an optimized, passive, low-cost por...
Is Your Portfolio Safe? The Security Checklist Every Canadian Investor Needs
As the markets hit all-time highs again, one of the things that has become top of mind for me personally is how to make sure that our invest...
4 Mortgage Rule Changes That Give You More Power in 2026: Fixed vs Variable, Stress Test Changes, Should You Break Your Mortgage?
In 2026, it is estimated that nearly half of all Canadian mortgages will be up for renewal. This involves over 1 million households here in...
Inside My Financial Plan: Safe Withdrawal Rates & Strategies
One of the most common questions I get, and honestly one of the biggest sources of anxiety for anyone nearing financial independence is: "Ho...
Top Investing Mistakes: Common Analytical Errors Canadian DIY Investors Make
With the new year kicking off, investing is top of mind for many of us, especially with all the new contribution room that many of us just r...
David Chilton: Safe Withdrawal Rates, ETFs, & Finding Purpose Before and After Financial Independence
One of my favourite types of interviews is when I get to interview someone who has hit their financial independence or retirement number ear...
Lessons From 400+ Interviews on Canadian Financial Independence & How to Achieve and Protect Your Early Retirement
Today, we have a Canadian guest who has literally done over 400 interviews with different personal finance experts over the years, many of w...
The Canadian Guide to Index Investing & Rethinking Your "Safe" Money
In this episode, my goal was to make it relevant for both types of listeners: First, for those who are just getting started in do-it-yoursel...
The One Habit Every Financially Independent Person Shares
Links to speak to today's guests: Thuy Lam: buildwealthcanada.ca/plan Alanna Abramsky: broadmoney.ca After conducting hundreds of interviews...
Surviving Stock Market Crashes: Real-World Experiences and Strategies for Canadians
Have you ever felt that knot in your stomach watching the stock market tumble, especially after you've just invested some of your hard earne...
The Hidden Barriers Between You and Financial Freedom
Today's episode is a must-listen for anyone who's ever felt confused, anxious, or just plain stuck when it comes to money. We're diving deep...
How Canada's Top Finance Creators Actually Invest Their Own Money
Today I'm excited to have a panel discussion with some of the largest personal finance and investing personalities, here in Canada. Together...
Important Tax & Investing Changes for 2025 (for Canadians)
Today, we're going to cover what you need to know from a tax, investing, and financial planning perspective as all our taxes become due here...
Are You Overpaying on Your Mortgage? New Mortgage Rules, the Impact of Tariffs, and the Fixed vs Variable Rate Mortgage Dilemma
If you own a home, are thinking about buying or selling a home, or have a mortgage renewal coming up, today's episode is here to help you ma...