I second Janine E in saying that what Money Mentors does for the people of Edmonton is amazing. For…read morepeople already experiencing debt issues they can work with you in creating consumer proposals,enrolling in the orderly payment of debts program,or if it comes down to it in the end they can even support you in finding a good trustee if bankruptcy seems to be the best and only option. Their counselors treat people with the dignity and respect that all human beings deserve regardless of how deep in the hole you might be. On the flip side of things they also offer courses and coaching on budgeting as well as money management if you haven't quite hit a low yet but just have concerns about how you spend your money and how to reach your financial goals quicker. They are a not for profit service so you have nothing to lose and everything to gain by checking them out. The security and peace of mind you will gain is well worth it!

5 stars, but I'm a little biased. I think what this organization does is amazing. Helping people…read morethat are in trouble debt wise is extremely admirable. Every individual I have met at this organization is kind and compassionate, which is exactly what people who are swimming in debt need. Originally funded by the Government of Alberta Money Mentors is the only organization that can set up an OPD (orderly payment of debt) program for you which consolidates all your debts and comes up with a payment plan for you so that you don't have to declare bankruptcy. Coaching people with their money is something I would love to get into as a career and I'm happy to announce that Money Mentors is making steps into the community. This means educating young people so that they don't end up in situations where their debt is over-whelming. Money Mentors in Edmonton now has extended hours which gives flexibility to a variety of individuals and they also offer one free financial fitness class a month which focuses on setting you up for a strong financial future. Go check them out, you have nothing to lose, you can only gain peace of mind and better money management skills!

Well Mr Gibeau I Finally get to write this letter to you…read more Gene Gibeau since everyone is coming out I am too. During my time in your employ you sexually harassed me. One day you called me in your office where you had a business meeting with a bunch of men I was friendly asking if they wanted coffee doing my job I left your office only to be called in again and you asked me to turn around so the men could see me walking away. You constantly would yell from your office as I was making copies that you were in lust of me. You Propositioned me many times. I could not even get a coffee without you on my back. At the time when I was married you questioned me about going to see Jimmy and was I on my period. You told your wife I hated men she came to the office when you were not there and gave me a name of a group I could go to. I went with you to sing at your warehouse because I was afraid of losing my job. You told me not to tell Jimmy. I have been single for 14 years and most of that is your fault. I wanted to sue you for how you made me feel. I felt like a call girl. It was awful you called me in your office one day and said if you divorced Blanche would I marry you I said no. I remember Bill Saying to you to be careful of your attitude because it was sexual harassment. I would throw up before I went to work but I had to go I Was single and I had a daughter to look after. You would get jealous when I was friendly to men. I told you that was my culture. I cried so many times when I went home I felt so worthless and I knew there was no one to tell. Who would believe me a little girl from the rock I wanted to sue your ass off but I thought you were a big business man and no one would ever believe me. As I Write this as an adult I still get nauseated it never leaves. I wanted you to know I have carried this around all these years. You are doing what you love but you owe me for everything you did to me. An apology would be good but your love of money would help. I quit that day before you came to work but I did tell Bill what you had done and were doing to me. I fighting back Gene I am not that little insecure girl. I am a woman and you have to own up now to what you did to me. I expect to hear from you soon. Sincerely, Joanne Collins collinsj@telus.net 780-910-5253 This is not going away now. I have it out in black and white. I say you owe me for all that mental stress. Joanne Collins Your associate Bill Who worked in the office too will Verify this. I might add Blanche you had suspicions of this too. You called regularly to see how gene was treating me. I said to you he was very nice and helpful To me what could I say I had s little girl. And needed the job, Finally I went To Bills office and I told him. I Quit at 9:15 in the morning before you got in. One year of being sexyally sexually harassed every day was so stressful On me but I thought of my little girl the money was decent and I Was a single mother and scared. Joanne Collins 780-910 5253

Graham Ron did my taxes this year and for the first time I actually feel confident that they were…read moredone accurately. Graham Ron was very thorough, asked me many questions, caught deductions I had totally missed. He was very prompt keeping in close contact with me. His manner professional and had knowledgable answers for all of my questions. He simplified for me what was a very daunting task.

We have been using Envisions.ca for all our book keeping and accounting needs at LeVerb.com for…read morehalf a year now and have been extremely happy with their professionalism, advice and friendliness. They even helped us clean up the mess left by our previous bookkeeper. Highly recommend them!

From the owner: Envisions Accounting can meet the cloud-bookkeeping and accounting needs of any sized business…read more Contact us Now. Maximum Corporate Tax or Personal Tax Refund - Helping Businesses Grow - GST & Tax Preparation. Services: Bookkeeping & Tax Audits, Corporate Tax Services, Payroll & Late Tax Returns. We specialise in cloud bookkeeping software such as Xero Accounting and QuickBooks Online.

Amazing company to work with. Team is professional, knowledgeable, and genuinely committed to…read morehelping clients achieve their financial goals. My Advisor took the time to understand my situation, explained investment options clearly, and provided personalized strategies tailored to our family's needs. Love the regular communication, and check ins, it's reassuring to work with a firm that prioritizes long-term relationships and client success, rather than a one -size-fits-all approach. Also the returns are pretty good.

We had to withdraw funds out of our RRSP on two separate occasions to prepare our house for sale…read more Both times there were issues and excuses, but no apologies. If you're looking for an investment team who cares about you and not about making money off of you then I strongly suggest you try another investing firm.

I had a meeting with a representative from Sunlife just to get an idea of what services he had to…read moreoffer. On the one hand, he did seem to know a fair bit more than me about financial stuff (no real surprise there). And he was reasonably friendly. But I decided not to go with them because of the experience I had with the rep. For one, my husband and each manage our own accounts, and work together to manage joint expenses (like rent, food, and bigger financial decisions). Typically I'm a little more proactive, like in terms of keeping records, trying to learn about investing, etc. than my husband is. However, the rep kept talking mostly to my husband, asking him about all the bookkeeping, and leaving me out of the conversation a bit - except for when he would explain financial concepts to me (and only me) with shopping metaphors. I kid you not, I felt like we were back in the 50s. Maybe I shouldn't have been surprised, cos the visual aids he had to explain some stuff looked like they were from the 70s or 80s in terms of style (and were a bit beat up). They may seem like small things, but I can't help but wonder how my experience would be with someone who can't even keep their materials up to date, and who assumes the husband does all the work and that the wife could understand better through shopping allegories. It was bizarre. Maybe their services themselves are alright; I don't have much to compare to. But I certainly won't go with a company that treats me in such a bizarre manner.

My experience with Sun Life Financial hasn't been good to say the least. Although it may be true…read morethat the staff is friendly and helpful at times; the services they offer aren't the best and it seems to take them centuries to approve my short term disability. At first they didn't accept me because of little detail of my condition, so I thought why not a second time and this time I made sure it was the best it could be so they could be able to accept me. Now it's been more than three months and I'm getting impatient, what is taking them so long? Not only that, they seem to be avoiding my calls and voice mails, as if they are procrastinating to look and investigate on my short term disability. I'm getting more worried about their approval than my own condition. So to anyone who is considering to use Sun Life Financial I warn you and be careful of what you're getting yourself into.

We hired the Red Deal team to help us implement the Lightspeed point of sale solution in our retail…read morestore. They were able to extract our inventory from our current system and import it into Lightspeed with only some minor involvement from us. They helped convert us from QuickBooks Desktop to QuickBooks Online, and then fully integrate the Lightspeed POS into the accounting software. Now we have way better control over our inventory, and we get regular monthly financial reporting that helps us understand where our business is at. We couldn't have gotten this far without their help. Prior to hiring them we were hand writing our receipts...they helped us into the 21st century! Very professional, knowledgeable people who are also just really good human beings! Thanks Red Seal team!!

The Red Seal team has been great! We were way behind and they stepped in and took over our…read morebackoffice functions. They got our accounting caught up, worked with our clients to get our AR back under control, and have helped us get a way better understanding of our business. We now get monthly financial reporting, our cashflow is greatly improved with clients paying us in a timely manner, and we have a better handle on our margins. As business owners, we can focus on growth now vs. stressing out over administrative details.

When I needed advice and help on some financial matters during the recent downturn and Covid…read moremeasures, I went to Faber and they were able to get me set up. They were very detailed in explaining proposals, bankruptcies, tax measures, and other finance options. I was placed with Fern Auger as my personal laison, and she provided a very fair, measured and professional approach I appreciated, even though it may have been what I needed to hear rather then what I wanted, lol. Recommended with no reservations

I was going through a rough time in life. I had just gotten out of an emotional depression. My…read morefinances were a mess, and I was on the brink of having my car repossessed. I put an Ad up online to sell my car. Someone from the Parley Consulting office contacted me, saying they could help me get rid of my car loan debt. I set up a meeting. At the meeting, I was asked if my car loan was with a bank. I told Randy that it was done at the dealership, to which he replied "Right, but ultimately your loan is with a bank, right?" (Remember this part, because it will be important later). I agreed that ultimately my loan was with a bank. I was told that they could also help me with my credit card debt. I was given various forms to fill out. I filled everything out. The direct withdrawal form was filled out for Parley Consulting to withdraw a monthly payment from my account, but I told Randy that I was not currently depositing money into my account because I did not know if the bank was still trying to take out car payments. I was asked if I would need another direct-withdrawal form, and I said yes. I was never sent another form. When they tried to take money *out of an account I had told them would not have funds in it*, the account incurred NSF fees. I paid on my end, and I paid them cash to cover the NSF fees on their end. I also paid for the next month's fee in advance in cash. So a few months go by, and they try to take money out again. My account was still a mess, so it comes back NSF again. I call them, because even though it's been 3 months and I have not sat down with a consultant about my car and credit card bills (they told me this part takes some time and they kept telling me they needed more information from me, and when I told them I gave them everything they had asked for Randy would say "okay I'll run this by my consultant. ").... anyways I called them to arrange another cash payment because I still thought I needed their help. I got their voice mail and went to Randy's extension. And I never got a call back. This is where the red flags started to go up for me. Had I been awful with holding up my end of things? Sure. Guilty as charged. But usually if you fail to pay a professional and reputable company, they'll at least give you a courtesy call or an email. I did not receive anything from this company. All communication stopped from their end. BUT they were still trying to take out their monthly fees. This whole process started in January for me. It was now April and I had not heard from anyone within Parley Consulting for at least 3 weeks. No progress had been made (they hadn't shown me anything) and although I was late on payments I had tried to reach them to pay them what I owed them plus extra payments in advance, but they simply did not respond to my calls or emails. The alarm bells really started going off when I started getting phone calls from a third party about my overdue credit card bill. Now it had been a solid month since I had heard from Parley Consulting. I had tried to reach them at least 3 times and no one ever called me back. So out of fear that my wages would be garnished, I called another debt consulting office. This other debt consulting office asked me one simple question : was my car loan through the dealership? I said yes, but a bank held the loan. He asked again: "But you sat in a dealership and you were approved right there at the dealership?". I said yes. Then the man tells me "There's a law in Alberta that says that if your car is repossessed and sold at auction (which mine was), and your loan was negotiated through a car dealership, when that car is sold at auction, the original loan agreement is wiped out. Gone.". (Remember when I told you to remember what Randy had asked me, and HOW he had asked the question?) So now, I'm getting calls from a third-party bill collector for my overdue credit card - so obviously Parley Consulting is not handling that for me. And I've just been told *for free* from another debt consulting firm that my car loan has been wiped out. But Parley Consulting had been trying to take money from me for months without even returning my calls/emails. In the end, I ended up negotiating my own payment arrangements with the third-party for my credit card. And I have never seen or heard anything from my bank about the car that was auctioned off here in Alberta. I strongly caution anybody from doing business with Parley Consulting.

Some time ago I referred a colleague to Parley Consulting. The difference in his life has been most…read moreremarkable. With the guidance of Parley Consulting he is turning financial life around which is impacting the rest of his life in positive ways. He has said he feels much more confident about the future.