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Setting and achieving financial goals can be a frustrating and demoralizing experience, especially when the goals are unrealistic or beyond your short term reach. When we conduct a financial counseling session with individuals who have filed bankruptcy, we recommend they begin by setting some basic goals. For example, we suggest the first thing they do is save $1,000.00 for emergencies. Next, save three months of living expenses in case of an interruption in employment. Once these goals are met you can start saving for retirement and other objectives such as a house or vacation. To assist with setting your financial goals and dreams, consider applying the S.M.A.R.T. principle to increase the likelihood of success. S.M.A.R.T financial goals have the following characteristics:

We are happy to announce our affiliate accounting firm, Collins Barrow Ottawa LLP, has been selected as a winner of the 2011-2012 Employees' Choice Award sponsored by the Ottawa Business Journal for the 3rd consecutive time.

For the 17th year Collins Barrow Ottawa LLP is a lead local sponsor of the Alzheimer Society Walk for Memories. For the 10 years Collins Barrow Brown Inc. has been with Collins Barrow Ottawa LLP we have volunteered and walked at this important fundraising event. The Walk for Memories is the largest fundraising event of the Alzheimer Society in Ontario. In 60 Ontario communities, the Walk for Memories raises money to fund local programs and services for people living with dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, and their families.

We are proud to introduce you to our new website containing the latest information and tools to help people regain their financial freedom. We hope you like the website and encourage you to let us know what you think, ask questions in our blog, follow us on Twitter and Facebook and come back and visit us often.