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Append-only capture. One idea per bullet. Promote to Tasks/ when ready to work.


  • mBR Maximizers (education campaigns): corporate-paid and/or promo-partner-supported; brand/license Talbot’s e-books and booklets to corporations (as Chilton did); campaigns: MAX Your RRSP strategy (gross-up education, T2203 HR integration, phased 2-year corporate rollout — “very few Canadians know about grossing up RRSPs”), Simple Savings Acceleration (PYF, inflate, company match), Debt Paydown vs Invest, Debt Optimization.
  • World-class debt-paydown-vs-invest education/analysis tool — for many the single biggest “better” strategy; none of the comparison sites mention it because they don’t profit from it (incentive framing); include emergency-fund priority and the “earn over 25% guaranteed” articles; make it a cornerstone of MBR — huge unique differentiator; personally quantify paying down expensive non-deductible debt vs low taxable savings rates.
  • Three new benefits to add (elevator-pitch level): wealth-acceleration education and analysis tools (progressive, personalized, friction/behavior-focused); “the simple untaught strategy that is 5–10× better for most savers, guaranteed, that rate-comparison sites won’t tell you” (needs shorter name); Dynamic Credit Rates (lots of innovation possible).
  • “Worth It” analysis upgrades: account for transfer bonuses; same-institution upgrades count too (better product, negotiated rate); default to all-factors evaluation, not rate-only (WS example: 1% transfer bonus + ≥0.5% savings lift + Globe subscription ~$400/yr + Dragon passes); savings-rate math could factor banking-fee changes (EQ Bank CEO: Canadians could save ~$200/yr on fees — Globe_Save200onBankingFeesAnnually.pdf).
  • Simple Savings BetterRates Optimization Wizard (needs better name): F.A.S.T. process identifying immediate “worth it” upgrades — decide whether it collapses into the no-hassle guaranteed-benefit service or stands as a separate tier.
  • mBR Snapshots micro-apps: quick visual benefit showcases (review SDC progress on the concept); 10-yr benefit figures must account for compounding.
  • mBR Better Subscriptions (later): upgrade monthly subscriptions to free new money, redeployed at better rates.
  • Community feedback loop: reward the community for finding better rates the system doesn’t know (genuine mutual benefit); incent/reward suggestions for new “Better” services (lifetime benefits on Worth-It notifications / Sprints).
  • Money Sprints (timely): mortgages; vehicles (Michael-Round example: take $2k financing incentive then pay off immediately, no penalty); free-up-money-vs-inflation (Globe 2026-05-12 insolvencies rising: housing, auto loans, food — Globe_InsolvenciesIncrease.pdf; highest G7 household debt).
  • Debt categories to cover: department-store cards (~28–30% compounded monthly, worse than credit cards); credit-rating impacts.
  • Cancer50Pledge offering mechanics: give clients the choice to route the pledge slice as a tax credit in their own name (only when it clears their worth-it threshold — avoid friction for small credits); the delight upgrade: after they expect a $200 receipt, send a larger-than-expected one (referral fees added to the donated slice) + a 1-click help-a-friend nudge; refund-to-tribute already in Exec Summary.
  • Later ideas: MyFinancialPlan (1-page exec summary + F.A.S.T. supplement; trigger: Globe 2026-03-25 B9 “How hoarding cash can affect long-term savings” — only 36% have any financial plan); MyRetirementPlan.
  • Regulatory research: is it appropriate to educate on equities/dividend yields as an alternative to guaranteed investments (CIRO risk)? Zero-risk strategies like swaps? International angle: US cash rates ~1.5% higher (Apr 2026) — can Canadians benefit near-frictionlessly?
  • Debt-first “bleeding neck” focus + pitch to HR (latest aistudio .md files still to be brought into the KB).
  • US market: explore no-interest credit cards, investments.