Is Bracket right for you?
We’d rather lose a bad-fit client now than disappoint you later. Here’s a frank self-assessment.
You’re probably a great fit if…
- You have a workplace pension — especially a defined-benefit plan, or a commuted-value offer to weigh.
- You have equity compensation (RSUs, stock options, ESPP) or a meaningful bonus that’s becoming a real share of your net worth.
- You’re incorporated (a P.Eng or geoscience consultant, contractor, or FIFO professional) and juggling salary vs dividends and corporate investing.
- Your household income is high enough that taxes are your biggest expense — and you suspect you’re not optimizing them.
- You’re a capable DIY investor who has run out of time or appetite to keep optimizing the complicated parts.
- You value understanding the why, not just being handed an answer.
You might not need us (yet) if…
- You’re early-career, renting, no equity, and just need to “buy a couch-potato portfolio and max the TFSA.” That’s genuinely most of the game — read the FIRE guides and come back when it gets complex.
- You want someone to pick hot stocks or beat the market. We don’t do that, because nobody reliably does.
- You want the cheapest possible option above all else. Robo-advisors exist and they’re fine for simple situations.
What makes us different
| Typical advisor | Bracket | |
|---|---|---|
| Compensation | Commissions / embedded MERs | Fee-only, flat |
| Pension & comp depth | Often shallow | Core specialty |
| Methodology | Black box | Published in these guides |
| Conflicts | Product shelf, sales targets | Advice-only, none |
| Product sales | Common | Never |
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