Insights

29 April, 2020 Events

Covid-19 and Lighthouse Financial

As an essential service, Lighthouse Financial is continuing regular office hours. Meetings in the office are available. Jim has moved meetings into the board room to allow for more personal space. After each meeting, doorknobs, light switches......

17 December, 2019 Events

Client Appreciation Event, Friday November 1, 2019: Explore Edmonton's Military Heritage

“I didn’t know this museum existed,” “well done”, were some of the comments from over one hundred clients and friends who attended the 4th annual Client Appreciation Event held at The Loyal Edmonton Regiment Military Museum on November 1, 2019. The Museum...

17 December, 2019 Events

Emmanuel Home Visit - November 7, 2019

It was great to meet old friends and make some new ones during a coffeehouse presentation on Estate Planning at Emmanuel Home. We discussed what a Will, Enduring Power of Attorney and Personal Directive are and the necessity of having them in place. We...

16 December, 2019 Financial Planning

Planner's Corner: Rethinking Retirement

A trend is occurring in that more and more Canadians are continuing to work past traditional retirement age -some out of necessity but others just to stay active and busy. Traditional retirement, defined as no longer working, is never mentioned in the...

30 September, 2019 Events

2019 Community Involvement

Combining summer, golf, fundraising, food and fellowship, Lighthouse Financial & IPC Investment Corporation were pleased to be hole sponsors at the following golf tournaments....

30 September, 2019 Special Reports and Newsletters

Bloom Where You are Planted: Steve Vriend

When I approached Steve for profiling his community service, his immediate comment was “I’m not sure I’m doing anything that many people aren’t doing”....

30 September, 2019 Financial Planning

Planner’s Corner: Career Reboot

I appreciate the opportunity and privilege of helping clients during times of transition such as buying a first home, retirement or sadly, the passing away of a family member....

11 May, 2019 Events

Honduras

In January 2019 I was blessed to participate for the second time in a work/mission project with a group sponsored by West End Christian Reformed Church, Edmonton and supported by World Renew and Diaconia Nacionel de Honduras. The work was more physical...

10 May, 2019 Special Reports and Newsletters

Bloom Where You are Planted: Park Lighting & Furniture, Cartwright Lighting & Furniture Charity Days

For many years, Park Lighting & Furniture, Edmonton and Cartwright Lighting & Furniture, Calgary have held four charity days per year where 100% of the sales proceeds for the day are donated to a charity of their choice. The rationale for having the charity...

10 May, 2019 Financial Planning

Planner’s Corner: Generations & Generosity

There's an expression that more is caught than taught. This is especially true when it comes to generosity. Generosity is more than just donating money, it includes being generous with your thoughts, words, money, time, things, influence and attention...