Dr. Roxanne Arnal, CFP®

Welcome to a new year! With every new year we make resolutions. We make commitments to ourselves – that may or may not last into February! Many of us also take those last days of the holiday break to clean out a closet, a basement, a garage – clean sweep if you will.

Financially speaking there are a few new year tasks I highly recommend, especially for my young adult clients.

Last Year in Review

How much did you make in 2021? And, how much did you actually spend? Have you physically looked at and reviewed your statements? Part of effective tax planning and living within your means requires you to have a good understanding of your money from the previous year.

Did you make any RRSP contributions in the last year? Should you have contributed more? Did you know that you have the first 60 days of the new year to add to your RRSP for the previous tax year? This is provided for you as a great planning opportunity. If you are subject to tax withholding from your pay at source, adding to your RRSP will typically enhance your tax refund – which in turn I recommend using to add to your TFSA. That aside, if you are self-employed, an RRSP contribution top up will reduce your taxes owing for the last tax year AND decrease the installments needed for the new tax year. Win win!

Expenses

Are you feeling that you don’t have money for an extra RRSP deposit? Perhaps it’s because you have lost track of where all your money goes. If you have never reviewed your spending, I highly recommend you take the time to set up a spread sheet and plug in all your expenses from the past year. Housing is often a number we can calculate off the top of our head with fairly good accuracy. What about how much you spend at Timmie’s or Starbucks? Take out lunch every day? Over-tap and other bank charges adding up? Pull up all your credit card and bank statements and plug in those numbers. Take the time to figure it out early and watch your wealth grow quickly. Knowledge is power.

Create a Better Cash Flow Plan

Now that you know where your money is going, set up a better cash flow plan for the new year. Input realistic projections for your income, add in your mortgage or rental expenses, up your other non-discretionary expenses for inflation, and then decide the best way to allocate your remaining income between living today, saving for short and mid term goals, and your future retirement. Remember, if you spend $60,000 a year now, after debt payments and taxes, you can expect to spend the same (adjusted for inflation) in retirement – unless of course you want to decrease your lifestyle in retirement – but what kind of fun is that?

Update your Net Worth Statement

At least annually, you should update your net worth statement. Like a business balance sheet, your personal net worth statement is the compilation of your assets and your liabilities. Assets are things that have value. Generally speaking, unless you collect cars, your vehicle is more of an expense than an asset. Carry a credit card balance? That’s a liability. If you’d like a template to ensure that you capture all the valuable pieces, send us a request at admin@claritywealthadvisory.ca

Check your Credit Report

Once a year the two main credit agencies in Canada have to provide you a free credit score report. They don’t make it easy, but you can find the contact information online for both Equifax and Transunion and I recommend you request both reports. Not only do you want to review the health of your credit score, you also want to review the list of credit items linked to you and ensure there are no errors. Aside from the obvious, this is also a great way to review if your identity has been compromised financially. It may also remind you about those store credit cards that you applied for years ago to get a discount on your purchase – yet forgot to cancel, or worse, didn’t completely pay off! They will try and entice you to sign up for their paid subscription services or monitoring – watch the fine print. There really isn’t a great reason for ongoing monitoring unless you have been compromised in the past. And please, don’t ever, send your SIN via email.

Clean Sweep

Now that you know where things stand, keep track of your current year cash flow habits. Work to plug those holes in your bucket so that you can truly reap the rewards of your hard work with all the good things you deserve. Happy New Year!

 

As your Chief Financial Officer, I’m here to help you identify your goals, set your plan in place, monitor and adjust it as the wind changes. I help you manage a team of financial professionals and ensure that you have thought about the potential issues and opportunities.

Have more questions than answers? Educating you is just one piece of being your personal CFO that I offer. Call (780-261-3098) or email (Roxanne@claritywealthadvisory.ca) today to start your plan.

Roxanne Arnal is a former Optometrist, Professional Corporation President, and practice owner. Today she is on a mission to Empower your Finances.

These articles are for information purposes only and are not a replacement for personal financial planning. Everyone’s circumstances and needs are different. Errors and Omissions exempt.

References:

https://www.consumer.equifax.ca/personal/help/faq/request-free-copy-credit-report/

https://www.transunion.ca/product/consumer-disclosure

ROXANNE ARNAL,

Optometrist and Certified Financial Planner

Roxanne Arnal graduated from UW School of Optometry in 1995 and is a past-president of the Alberta Association of Optometrists (AAO) and the Canadian Association of Optometry Students (CAOS).  She subsequently built a thriving optometric practice in rural Alberta.

Roxanne took the decision in  2012 to leave optometry and become a financial planning professional.  She now focuses on providing services to Optometrists with a plan to parlay her unique expertise to help optometric practices and their families across the country meet their goals through astute financial planning and decision making.

Roxanne splits EWO podcast hosting duties with Dr. Glen Chiasson.


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Dr. Roxanne Arnal, CFP®

It’s that time of year where we are trying to get everything done – to close out the year before we head into next year with a fresh start.

For the past year, I have had several goals. Some were simple checklist goals, such as reading twelve books. Sounds easy enough, but I haven’t yet achieved it. I have several books that are in the incomplete stage, so there is still time.

Other goals, like forecasting goals, were and weren’t achieved.

And lastly, my dream goals. While they are the hardest to achieve, they are what I had the most success with in 2021.

As a planner, I talk about goals at every juncture. They provide us with the direction we need to build out the plan. Often, I find that the conversation starts with checklist goals, and then we build from there.

Generally, people don’t know, or are unwilling to share, their dream goals without some prodding. But let’s face it, dreams are what get us excited to get out of bed in the morning!

Checklist Goals
Check ListChecklist goals are those that you already know how to do. They are merely items with or without a deadline that you believe you either must do or want to do.

Read twelve books in a year. Paint the house. Host Christmas dinner for the family.

These are generally simple “what” goals. What do I want and/or need to do? Boring, but nonetheless, necessary in order for us to advance.

 

Forecast Goals
These are goals that you think you can do. These are typically based on past performance and outline projections for the New Year.

Most of us are very familiar with forecasting in our businesses. Based on what we accomplished this year, we expect to accomplish 10% more next year. That kind of thing.

In financial planning, we often use forecasting to plan out your retirement needs. Based on how much money you spend on your lifestyle today, we can forecast what your need will be in 20 or 30 years for example.

We make assumptions based on inflation and the rate of return of your investments. We add checklist goals for your contributions to your RRSP and TFSA for example. Then, when you meet with us for follow-ups, we make the necessary adjustments and continue ahead.

Forecasting goals provide us with direction and instructions as to how to proceed. So I often refer to these as “how” goals.

Dream Goals
Do you remember being a young child and dreaming that someday you’d be a firefighter? A teacher? An Olympic ice skater? An astronaut, An Optometrist?

Well maybe not about being an Optometrist, but here you are!

These dreams got you out of bed in the morning and into a classroom to absorb all the knowledge you could. They had you climbing ladders outside your house. They had you training at the gym and spending 20 hours a week at the ice rink.

For some of us, the dreams were vivid and real and pushed us to succeed. For others, they were merely passing by, and we updated them regularly as our interests changed.

At their heart, dream goals cause us to grow. They cause us to seek out new experiences and push us to achieve something more. Dream goals motivate us to get out of bed and charge forward into our day with excitement.

Then life happens. For many of us, we forget how to dream because we are caught in what we thought we are supposed to be doing. We get busy with running through the motions of being a parent, a business owner, a spouse. And we forget to dream.

It’s not that any of these accomplishments are bad. These are all wonderful things, but we often end up getting stuck and don’t grow. Why?

Connecting with Your Why?
That’s exactly it. We forget our WHY. At the core, dream goals are our why. I’m sure you’ve heard it before. Start with WHY.

We need to take the time to find some silence, to shut off the devices and just be in the moment with ourselves and reconnect to our WHY. Why did you want to be a parent? Why do you want to own your business?

I often must prod my clients in the first couple of meetings to uncover their why. To understand what is truly important to them and what they would love to achieve if only given the opportunity.

This is why. Why I do what I do. Why it’s important. It’s about Your WHY.

Prepare for the New Year
I encourage you to take some time this holiday season to connect with yourself. To figure out your why.

When we become present, we are often surprised at what we learn about ourselves. When we reconnect to our why, we often find out we are a lot happier than the motions would indicate. When we define our why, we can create some amazing dream goals.

Set all three types of goals for the New Year. Then give me a call or an email and share them with me. When we share those goals with someone else, we create accountability. And when we create accountability, we increase our chances for success.

My dream goal doesn’t change often. I dream to write my own book and get it published. In 2021, I completed the first draft and shared it with someone who has agreed to co-author with me. It might not have gotten published yet, but we are moving in that direction. It pushes me to grow. To be vulnerable and keeps me connected to my why.

In 2020, I wrote my dream goal as it pertains to my business. I made leaps and bounds in that area in 2021 and continue to build out avenues that open more doors. I didn’t know the how when I wrote this goal, but I continue to remain focused and somehow, the how seems to be unfolding around me.

As one year rolls into the next, I wish you a list of goals. Some that you will check off to show discipline and progress. And then some big, audacious goals that will force you to grow.

When you grow, you live.

I wish you all a year ahead of good health, much laughter, and tremendous growth.

As your Chief Financial Officer, I’m here to help you identify your goals, set your plan in place, monitor and adjust it as the wind changes. I help you manage a team of financial professionals and ensure that you have thought about the potential issues and opportunities.

Have more questions than answers? Educating you is just one piece of being your personal CFO that I offer. Call (780-261-3098) or email (Roxanne@cfspsc.ca) today to start your plan.

Roxanne Arnal is a former Optometrist, Professional Corporation President, and practice owner. Today she is on a mission to Empower your Finances.

These articles are for information purposes only and are not a replacement for personal financial planning. Everyone’s circumstances and needs are different. Errors and Omissions exempt.

ROXANNE ARNAL,

Optometrist and Certified Financial Planner

Roxanne Arnal graduated from UW School of Optometry in 1995 and is a past-president of the Alberta Association of Optometrists (AAO) and the Canadian Association of Optometry Students (CAOS).  She subsequently built a thriving optometric practice in rural Alberta.

Roxanne took the decision in  2012 to leave optometry and become a financial planning professional.  She now focuses on providing services to Optometrists with a plan to parlay her unique expertise to help optometric practices and their families across the country meet their goals through astute financial planning and decision making.

Roxanne splits EWO podcast hosting duties with Dr. Glen Chiasson.


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Dr. Roxanne Arnal, CFP®

You want to build wealth for your future – a retirement that lies somewhere between now and infinity. For years we were told to aim for a retirement ten years before the standard age 65 to declare that you were successful in your work.

Freedom at any age is fantastic, but retire at 55? The closer I get, the more I think that I will work into my 70’s. Why? Work gives us purpose and now in my second career I find myself rejuvenated and excited. Regardless, building a retirement portfolio should be a checklist goal built on forecasting goals that allow us to achieve our dream goals.

Building a plan involves several assumptions in order to create forecasts. And just like the weatherman, forecasts and assumptions are never completely accurate. Regardless, the planning and forecasting are necessary for us to know what to pack in our suitcase before we leave for that next vacation.

Financial planning is no different. You need to know what types of accounts should be in your suitcase, and what back up plans should exist should you encounter a storm along the way.

How can we plan for a retirement that will occur at some unknown point in the future?
Step one involves understanding where you currently are. First you need CLARITY on your current cash flow and your net worth to build the foundation and appreciate your lifestyle expenses.

Step two is to develop some mid and long term goals. At 25 I wanted to own an optometry practice and retire at 55. At 50, I had already sold that practice and was celebrating that I pulled through a major critical illness that was poised to prevent me from seeing my 49th birthday. Point is, goals change and morph over time and we need to be flexible.

Step three is to forecast what our needs will be in order to reach these goals. How much money do I need to save? What rate of return do I need to achieve? How will tax impact my future withdrawals?

Step four is to understand that what we know today won’t necessarily be what is true tomorrow.

Prepare for the unknown
Yes, yes, YES! Despite that we might like to think we know what our future will bring, the reality is that we can’t control the wind.

Pandemic? Didn’t see that coming. Cancer? Surprised me. Premature death of a partner?

I left the practice, but my ex-partner did pass away prematurely. CRAP HAPPENS people. The best plan needs to address these possibilities to ensure that should the CRAP happen to you, your business, your family, your wealth aren’t all depleted in the process.

But what about taxes?
Now you’re talking my love language! As we live in a socialist and infrastructure rich society, we are all expected to contribute to the greater good.

There were eight tax changes that occurred on January 1, 2020 alone.1  So can you imagine how many tax changes have occurred in the past 20 years? And how many will occur before you turn 65?

When we create your personalized financial plan, we typically do so based on the current tax knowledge. You can quickly see why forecasting for something many years down the road won’t be 100% accurate. Financial plans are not “set it and forget it” plans, they are living documents.

Capital Gains Taxation
On January 1, 2022, Canada will be celebrating 50 years of Capital Gain taxation. And just like a 50 year marriage, things change with time. The inclusion rate alone has changed five times2 and rumors are swirling that we are in for another rate change as part of post-pandemic revenue generation.

Different Money has Different Tax
We’ve spoken before how different accounts are subject to different tax treatment. Same holds true for different forms of income. Essentially, not all money is the same – despite the tax reforms we have seen in the past 5 years to equalize the dollar.

Hedging your Bet
When we forecast we are essentially placing our bet based on our best judgement at the time. I’m betting that despite all factors changing, that I will still create a lifestyle income that will allow me to live my best life. I build in contingencies for inflation, utilize various types of accounts to eliminate and defer taxes, and create a portfolio that will create multiple sources of revenue, including tapping into some of those social programs Canada offers.

I know that my portfolio won’t grow at a consistent year over year rate of return, so I build in strategies to take advantage of buying opportunities, and insulate myself from having to withdraw when markets are down. Sure a capital loss can be offset by a capital gain, but I still don’t want a loss, even if it saves me some tax dollars.

The Best Plan
The best plan is one that is built around a solid investment policy statement that addresses your time horizon, risk tolerance and objectives. One that incorporates various account types and looks at my entire situation: my family, my business, myself.

As your Chief Financial Officer, I’m here to help you set your plan in place, monitor and adjust it as the wind changes. I help you manage a team of financial professionals and ensure that you have thought about the potential issues and opportunities.

Have more questions than answers? Educating you is just one piece of being your personal CFO that I offer. Call (780-261-3098) or email (Roxanne@cfspsc.ca) today to start your plan.

1 https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/news/2019/12/list-of-tax-changes-taking-effect-on-january-1-2020.html

  1. Canadian Tax Foundation, Capital Gains Taxation In Canada: History And Potential Reforms, Catherine (Cathie) Brayley, Miller Thomson LLP, Vancouver & Lesley Kim, Gowling WLG, Calgary; https://www.ctf.ca/CTFWEB/EN/Newsletters/Perspectives/2021/3/210304.aspx?_zs=mq1WL1&_zl=DX552

Roxanne Arnal is a former Optometrist, Professional Corporation President, and practice owner. Today she is on a mission to Empower your Finances.

These articles are for information purposes only and are not a replacement for personal financial planning. Everyone’s circumstances and needs are different. Errors and Omissions exempt.

ROXANNE ARNAL,

Optometrist and Certified Financial Planner

Roxanne Arnal graduated from UW School of Optometry in 1995 and is a past-president of the Alberta Association of Optometrists (AAO) and the Canadian Association of Optometry Students (CAOS).  She subsequently built a thriving optometric practice in rural Alberta.

Roxanne took the decision in  2012 to leave optometry and become a financial planning professional.  She now focuses on providing services to Optometrists with a plan to parlay her unique expertise to help optometric practices and their families across the country meet their goals through astute financial planning and decision making.

Roxanne splits EWO podcast hosting duties with Dr. Glen Chiasson.


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Dr. Roxanne Arnal, CFP®

There is never a quick answer to this question. For today, let’s cover a few of the basic differences between personal and corporate investing.

Are there differences in the types of accounts a person and a corporation can own?

A person over the age 18 typically has access to three types of accounts:

  • A registered retirement account (RRSP). In your saving years, the most common is an RRSP.
  • Since 2009, we also have access to a Tax Free Savings Account (TFSA).
  • Lastly, we have open accounts. These are also referred to as Cash Accounts or Non-Registered Accounts.

For further information on these accounts, please refer to my previous article: RRSP vs TFSA.

A corporation only has access to Open Accounts.

How do contribution dollars differ?

Investing in an RRSP is done with a pre-tax dollar and is a fully tax deferred account.

All other investments are done with an after tax dollar.

Personally, both the RRSP and TFSA account types have contribution maximums.

An Open Account, whether personal or corporate, is funded with after tax dollars and is not subject to any maximum contribution cap.

What is the difference between corporate and personal after tax dollars?

This is where things start to get interesting.

For our discussions, we are assuming that you are the sole owner of your Professional Corporation (PC) and that the dollars you are using to invest in your PC have been generated from Small Business Deduction paid tax dollars.

Let’s assume you live in Ontario and earn $155,000 of taxable employment income. This will place you at a combined federal and provincial marginal tax rate of 41.16% and an approximate average tax rate (ATR) of 28%.

The SBD corporate tax rate in Ontario is 3.2%, and the federal rate is 9.0%, for a combined tax rate of 12.2%.

Therefore, if you take $1,000 from your personal income, you will have $720 to invest. If you keep the $1,000 inside your corporation, you will have $878 to invest.

Why this matters?

Compound interest can be a beautiful thing. The more money you invest in a compounding investment, the more wealth you ultimately create.

Assuming a 5% year over year rate of return, after 20 years with no additional deposits, the personal investment will have grown to $1,910.37 and the corporate investment will be worth $2,329.60. Of course, the tax story isn’t over yet.

On open accounts, all earnings are taxable, and because the Canadian Tax system is so simple (insert very obvious sarcasm), taxation on investment growth varies by the type of income received in that investment (which is of course related to the tax that the investment company has paid before paying you). That being said, interest, dividends, and capital gains are all currently taxed at different rates.

For today, let’s attempt to keep things simple by assuming that 100% of your investment growth is a capital gain and therefore the entire tax bill on the investment in our example won’t be triggered until it is sold in year 20.

The difference in the last column may not seem like much, but what if you took that $1,000 of income amount every month and invested it using the same assumptions over that entire 20 year period? After the 20 years of investing, you have input an additional $37,920 into the corporate investment and have grown your overall investment by nearly an additional $65,000 before taxes.

Now, keep in mind, the net after tax account value in the personal account is ready to spend, while the corporate account value is still locked in the corporation.

In order to get the corporate dollars to your personal bank, you will be subject to personal tax. For simplicity we will assume that you will remove the money from your corporate account as an eligible dividend over a ten year period of time. Using the current Ontario eligible dividend marginal tax rate (after gross up and dividend tax credits) for those with a taxable income of $150,000 at 25.38%, the $323,195 is now $241,168 of spendable cash, for a total spendable cash loss of $37,535.

So does that mean I shouldn’t invest in my corporation?

…Well not so fast! This example made several assumptions, including the massive assumption that the future tax rates will remain the same and that your taxable income in retirement will place you at the same tax rates that you are currently at. I didn’t pick a $155,000 annual employment income amount at random either. For 2021, you earn the maximum RRSP contribution limit of $27,830 when your employment income is above $154,611.

All of these factors matter when we build a holistic plan that involves multiple different accounts and wealth creation strategies to help insulate you from the unknowns of future tax rates and provide for multiple sources of income draw – some taxable and some not.

It is therefore critical that your financial planner review all pieces of your puzzle and strategies to set you up for a future that has considered multiple sources of retirement revenue, possible future tax changes, and estate priorities.

As your Chief Financial Officer, I’m here to help you ask the right questions. I help you manage a team of financial professionals and ensure that you have thought about the potential issues. The more we learn, the more we realize the need to learn more, and yes, another topic for another day!

Have more questions than answers? Educating you is just one piece of being your personal CFO that I offer. Call or email today to start your plan.

 

Roxanne Arnal is a former Optometrist, Professional Corporation President, and practice owner. Today she is on a mission to Empower your Finances.

These articles are for information purposes only and are not a replacement for personal financial planning. Everyone’s circumstances and needs are different. The values provided here are subject to change and should not be construed as fact. Tax rates illustrated were in effect as of January 1, 2021. Errors and Omissions exempt.

ROXANNE ARNAL,

Optometrist and Certified Financial Planner

Roxanne Arnal graduated from UW School of Optometry in 1995 and is a past-president of the Alberta Association of Optometrists (AAO) and the Canadian Association of Optometry Students (CAOS).  She subsequently built a thriving optometric practice in rural Alberta.

Roxanne took the decision in  2012 to leave optometry and become a financial planning professional.  She now focuses on providing services to Optometrists with a plan to parlay her unique expertise to help optometric practices and their families across the country meet their goals through astute financial planning and decision making.

Roxanne splits EWO podcast hosting duties with Dr. Glen Chiasson.


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Dr. Roxanne Arnal, CFP®

Creating a Professional Corporation is a privilege that exists in most provinces in Canada. Many years ago, the tax benefits were obvious. With the tax reforms of the late 2010s, near perfect integration was achieved. Today, creating a professional corporation is no longer a simple decision.

Generally speaking, you should consider incorporation if:

  • You are earning more than you need to cover your expenses.
  • You have reached a financial position to save beyond your TFSA and RRSP.
  • You are taking on an ownership position and creating a business you can sell in the future.

What are the annual obligations of a corporation?

A corporation is a tax entity. Much like you, a person, is a tax entity. As a result, the corporation will need to file an annual tax return and pay taxes on earnings. In addition, the corporation needs to legally file a registry return – essentially to prove that the entity is still alive and confirm that the owners haven’t changed.

How are corporations taxed?

Unlike the graduated personal tax rates, corporate tax rates are fixed. Of course, with exceptions! One such exemption is the Small Business Deduction, where on the first $500,000 of active business taxable income, the corporation is taxed at about 12% depending on your province or territory. For earnings beyond this amount, the tax rate jumps up to the general corporate tax rate, which is about 50% depending on your province or territory. And of course, there are always exceptions.

And then there is passive income, like investment income, which is not eligible for the small business deduction. If you realize passive income greater than $50,000 in any given year, you will also start to chip away at the $500,000 maximum eligible for the small business deduction.

Why this matters?

If you are looking to create your professional corporation for the sole purpose of building your investment portfolio, you will likely be disappointed in the outcome. Like all tax planning strategies, there are pros and cons. Yes, when you take a business dollar and invest, you are investing about $0.88 versus about $0.50 personally at top marginal tax rates. So, from a compounding perspective, you can potentially grow your wealth quicker. The drawback occurs if your passive investment earnings exceed $50,000, on top of the tax integration that occurs when you get the money to your pocket.

Remember, in order to spend this money on fun stuff in your freedom years, you will need to get it out of the corporation. This will either occur by declaring dividends or taking salary. Both of these trigger tax before the money becomes available for your use. Tax integration today has removed many of the original benefits that existed in using this strategy.

What are the benefits of a Professional Corporation (PC)?

A professional corporation offers you another tax planning strategy. At the time of writing, having qualified shares in a PC that you can subsequently sell and utilize the Lifetime Capital Gains Exemption (LCGE) – you have a win that can amount to a tax savings of up to $250,000. Yes Please! Of course, not so fast. There are rules around qualifying for the LCGE too.

From a wealth creation perspective, a corporation provides you with another opportunity to diversify your portfolio by adding choices for your future. We don’t know what the future tax system will be, so having access to many different options will leave you with greater flexibility.

There are of course other advantages. A corporation can own property and insurance policies. It can borrow money and manage expenses.

Setting up a Professional Corporation

Starting a corporation will require the filing of legal documents and applications. A professional corporation has the additional layer of the professional requirements. It is therefore critical that you review your college rules for corporations. These can be different from province to province, and from profession to profession, so be sure you and your lawyer understand the rules that apply to you.

I also recommend that you consult both your tax accountant and your lawyer prior to completing any applications. If you have been in business for several years, there may be assets to transfer into the corporation. If there will be multiple shareholders, as in a group practice, you will want to be sure that the share structure is set correctly and is adaptable for future needs.

Of course, you will also need to speak to your general insurer for both the commercial business coverage and liability coverage.

Lastly, be sure to speak with your financial advisor. As your Chief Financial Officer, I’m here to help you ask the right questions.  I help you manage your team and ensure that you have thought about the potential issues, like shareholder agreements. Ah yes, another topic for another day!

Have more questions than answers? Educating you is just one piece of being your personal CFO that I offer. Call or email today to start your plan.

Roxanne Arnal is a former Optometrist, Professional Corporation President, and practice owner. Today she is on a mission to empower the finances of her former colleagues.

These articles are for information purposes only and are not a replacement for personal financial planning. Everyone’s circumstances and needs are different. The values provided here are subject to change and should not be construed as fact. Errors and Omissions exempt.

ROXANNE ARNAL,

Optometrist and Certified Financial Planner

Roxanne Arnal graduated from UW School of Optometry in 1995 and is a past-president of the Alberta Association of Optometrists (AAO) and the Canadian Association of Optometry Students (CAOS).  She subsequently built a thriving optometric practice in rural Alberta.

Roxanne took the decision in  2012 to leave optometry and become a financial planning professional.  She now focuses on providing services to Optometrists with a plan to parlay her unique expertise to help optometric practices and their families across the country meet their goals through astute financial planning and decision making.

Roxanne splits EWO podcast hosting duties with Dr. Glen Chiasson.


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