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Crystal Mirkazemi   -   Aug 20, 2026 The Tug-of-War Between Interest Rates and Opportunity
The Tug-of-War Between Interest Rates and Opportunity

When capital becomes more expensive, fundamentals become more important. Markets feel the pressure of interest rates. Value is ultimately tested by fundamentals.

Crystal Mirkazemi   -   Aug 17, 2026 When We Follow Without Knowing
When We Follow Without Knowing

We naturally prefer talking about where we are going rather than examining exactly where we are standing, because the future contains possibility while the present contains numbers, obligations, limitations, and sometimes financial realities

When the Forces Driving Markets Begin to Change
Build With Purpose   -   Aug 24, 2026 When the Forces Driving Markets Begin to Change

Technology may lead one cycle, while financials, industrials or international markets lead another. The purpose of diversification isn't to predict which will be next—it's to build a portfolio that can participate as opportunities rotate.

by Crystal Mirkazemi
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Build With Purpose   -   Aug 24, 2026 When the Forces Driving Markets Begin to Change
When the Forces Driving Markets Begin to Change

Technology may lead one cycle, while financials, industrials or international markets lead another. The purpose of diversification isn't to predict which will be next—it's to build a portfolio that can participate as opportunities rotate.

by Crystal Mirkazemi
Crystal Mirkazemi   -   Aug 20, 2026 The Tug-of-War Between Interest Rates and Opportunity
The Tug-of-War Between Interest Rates and Opportunity

When capital becomes more expensive, fundamentals become more important. Markets feel the pressure of interest rates. Value is ultimately tested by fundamentals.

by Crystal Mirkazemi
Crystal Mirkazemi   -   Aug 17, 2026 When We Follow Without Knowing
When We Follow Without Knowing

We naturally prefer talking about where we are going rather than examining exactly where we are standing, because the future contains possibility while the present contains numbers, obligations, limitations, and sometimes financial realities

by Crystal Mirkazemi
Crystal Mirkazemi   -   Aug 14, 2026 Annuity Laddering: Engineering Retirement Income in Stages
Annuity Laddering: Engineering Retirement Income in Stages

Annuity laddering gives retirees guaranteed income that evolves with them through the activation in stages across decades. Learn how staggered annuities replace the pension most Canadians will never have.

by Crystal Mirkazemi
Crystal Mirkazemi   -   Aug 13, 2026 Fall in Love With These Income Splitting
Fall in Love With These Income Splitting

Intentionally build retirement assets and eligible income streams so that less of the household’s future income becomes concentrated in the hands of the higher-taxed spouse.

by Crystal Mirkazemi
Crystal Mirkazemi   -   Aug 05, 2026 Did I really build trust, or confidence?
Did I really build trust, or confidence?

When someone invites you into discussions about retirement, estate planning, or protecting their children's future, they are sharing more than financial information. They are sharing hopes, fears, responsibilities, and decades of hard work.

by Crystal Mirkazemi
Van Poli   -   Jul 30, 2026 Vancouver's 2026 Vote: Five Issues, No Frontrunner
Vancouver's 2026 Vote: Five Issues, No Frontrunner

Vancouver's Oct. 2026 election hinges on housing, transit, safety & AI growth. See where Ken Sim, Colleen Hardwick & rivals stand.

by Elke Porter
Vancouver News   -   Jul 23, 2026 Someone More Experienced Should Lead
Someone More Experienced Should Lead

Ego is not arrogance. More often, it is self-protection. It convinces us to wait until we feel ready, qualified, or certain. We tell ourselves that someone more experienced should lead, someone more knowledgeable should speak, or someone more successful should take the first step.

by Crystal Mirkazemi
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