Tracy Piercy's Articles

  • 3 Simple Principles of Financial Decision Making
    Do decisions about where to spend or invest your money make you paralyzed? Take fear and stress out of the decision-making process by increasing your knowledge in three key areas.
  • A Built In Negative Return: Secure Investments?
    What is a secure investment? Tracy, CFP and graduate from the school of Financial Hard Knocks, outlines different ways to grow your investments and savings.
  • A Guaranteed Investment
    What truly is a guaranteed investment?
  • A New Definition of Retirement
    Retirement = financial independence which may or may not correspond to any particular age. Tracy Piercy in this article provides a new view on retirement that suggests that we change our focus from asset accumulation and lottery thinking to a focus on developing ongoing income so we can retire financially independent--at whatever age we chose.
  • Are you running out of money or is it overflowing??
    If the number one fear people have around money is the fear of running out in retirement, according to a study published recently in the New York Times, that brings up some interesting questions: the first being why?
  • Are You Up Or Down?
    Roller-coaster financial markets can make you nervous - that's why it's important to keep your eye on your real priorities, and keep the guesswork to a minimum.
  • Financial Advisor or Scam Artist?
    Before you invest all your money with a financial advisor do your research first.
  • Financial Planning When You Have Children
    What is your top life priority and what financial systems are important to consider to ensure your life priority can receive the best results possible – today and in the future?
  • How to Build, Manage and Maintain Wealth
    You have tried everything in order to get ahead. Tracy outlines her three phase system proven to help you build and manage your wealth.
  • How to Save for Retirement While Still Enjoying Today
    In order to retire from the workforce, you need to have enough financial resources that you can support yourself in the lifestyle you desire. This will require you to be financially independent – not that you have a fixed amount of money stashed away in some investment account somewhere.

    In this article, Tracy Piercy provides useful tips to ensure you are living for today while still planning for tomorrow.
  • Just Saving Money Will Keep You Broke
    Some money columnists are recommending that people save their earnings from a one-time "economic stimulus". This won't help the economy, and it won't help people to create income - a skill North Americans need to learn.
  • Money Management: More Than "Get Out Of Debt And Save Money"
    Most money experts are quick to tell us we aren't saving enough to provide for our financial security. However, being financially secure depends on another factor that's even more important than savings... and very few people are talking about it.
  • Someday Is Not On The Calendar
    There is no ‘someday’ on the calendar.Tracy Piercy provides useful tips to achieve your goals today not someday!
  • The Enjoyable Road to Debt Freedom
    Did you ever notice that the quickest way to a goal isn’t always the best way? This is especially true when making long-term lifestyle changes such as taking control of your debt in a way that supports your overall lifestyle choices.
  • The Lure of Low Interest Rates
    What do you do when interest rates drop or raise? Tracy outlines some simple steps to ensure you are getting the most out of your money.
  • The Many Meanings of D.E.B.T.
    What does "debt" mean to you? Does it always bring up negative images? If so, here's a new perspective.
  • The Richness of Giving
    No doubt there are philanthropists who give their money simply for the purposes of tax or estate planning. But the real reason to give is because it's a way to live life in line with your values, and do something for the greater good.
  • What is "Risk Tolerance" Anyway?
    Forms, charts and regulations are getting in the way of a real understanding of risk tolerance, and real discussions between advisor and client.
  • What is the real price of your lifestyle?
    Before you begin investing your money, research to find out what the real cost of your lifestyle is.
  • What Will You Splurge On?
    Money splurges, big or small, can be guilt-ridden affairs, especially when they happen impulsively, or fall outside “the spending plan”. But nearly everybody splurges from time to time. Here are some tips on how you can indulge guilt free while building and maintaining your wealth.

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