<![CDATA[The YouGotThis Brief]]>https://brief.yougotthiswealth.comhttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!su9z!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F42e67c4c-4f1d-4005-bdd2-2bacca92e876_512x512.pngThe YouGotThis Briefhttps://brief.yougotthiswealth.comSubstackTue, 02 Jun 2026 01:28:26 GMT<![CDATA[The Honest Case For — and Against — Hiring a Financial Advisor]]>https://brief.yougotthiswealth.com/p/the-honest-case-for-and-against-hiringhttps://brief.yougotthiswealth.com/p/the-honest-case-for-and-against-hiringWed, 29 Apr 2026 10:43:26 GMTFinancial advisors can add real, meaningful value — especially around behaviour management, planning complexity, and major life transitions. The best ones earn their fee many times over.

They can also be expensive, conflicted, variable in quality, and unnecessary for someone who is informed and disciplined enough to handle their own finances with the right structure.

The answer to “should I hire a financial advisor” is genuinely: it depends. But it depends on specific things you can actually assess — your complexity, your temperament, your stage of life, and whether the math works given what they’d charge.

You don’t need to hire one passively — because your parents had one, because someone from the bank called, because it felt like the responsible thing to do — and never actually evaluate whether the relationship is delivering value.

Whatever you decide, make it a deliberate choice.

https://www.yougotthiswealth.com/blog/blog-should-i-hire-financial-advisor/

]]><![CDATA[Residency Trained You to Handle Anything — Except Your Own Money – Part 2]]>https://brief.yougotthiswealth.com/p/residency-trained-you-to-handle-anything-7f1https://brief.yougotthiswealth.com/p/residency-trained-you-to-handle-anything-7f1Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:24:28 GMT
Physician looking at the Toronto Stock Exchange

https://www.yougotthiswealth.com/blog/residency-trained-except-your-money-part2/

]]><![CDATA[Residency Trained You to Handle Anything — Except Your Own Money]]>https://brief.yougotthiswealth.com/p/residency-trained-you-to-handle-anythinghttps://brief.yougotthiswealth.com/p/residency-trained-you-to-handle-anythingTue, 14 Apr 2026 12:47:25 GMTDoctors are among the highest earners in Canada. They’re also among the worst served by the financial industry. It’s not because good options don’t exist, but because nobody ever stops to lay them out honestly.

This is that post. A plain-language breakdown of every option available to Canadian physicians (full-service advisors, fee-only planners, robo-advisors, DIY and combinations of those) what each does well, where each falls short, and how I ended up building something new after trying most of them myself. Read the full blog here: https://www.yougotthiswealth.com/blog/residency-trained-except-your-money/.

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