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Aislinn Bissenden offers some tips on how to invest your retained earnings.
August 2023 3 min read
This article first appeared in the February 2023 edition of the Business Examiner. You can read it here.
The purpose of running a business is to generate income. Once your hard work results in surplus cash, you’ll want to think about how to invest this money. First, you need to understand how money moves through your business and what is considered excess cash.
Operational cashflow is the cash needed to run the day-to-day business. The working capital is the movement between current assets and liabilities that keeps your business running. Neither of these are sources of investable money. So what is?
Look to retained earnings to determine what’s appropriate for investing in a portfolio. This type of cash is the business’s after-tax money, and it’s not needed for business operations or capital reserves. Once you have enough retained earnings, your options to invest are to:
Before choosing any of these options, we recommend you work with a tax professional to determine what’s best for you and your company. The next step is to reach out to an advisor like Aislinn to make an investment plan.
Reach out to Aislinn at 250.268.6144 if you would like to learn more about what Coastal Community Private Wealth Group / Aviso Wealth can offer. Aislinn and team can help you with your investment needs, so your hard-earned money can grow.
Aislinn Bissenden, CFP® is a Private Wealth Advisor with Coastal Community Private Wealth Group and an Investment Advisor with Aviso Wealth.
Mutual funds and other securities are offered through Aviso Wealth. Qtrade Direct Investing, Qtrade Guided Portfolios and Aviso Wealth are divisions of Aviso Financial Inc. Coastal Community Private Wealth Group is a division of Coastal Community Financial Management Inc., which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Coastal Community Credit Union. Coastal Community Financial Management Inc. is a licensed life insurance agency offering financial planning, life insurance and investments.
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