Larina Bouwman - Advisor, Sun Life

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Larina Bouwman - Advisor, Sun Life

To ensure families and businesses are informed in areas of risk protection and investment choices. I am a Sun Life advisor.

These are my personal opinions and do not constitute professional advice nor do they reflect the official position of Sun Life. A clear connection: Your relationship with Sun Life can be viewed by copying and pasting the following link: bit.ly/3FevgFo. Advisors and their corporations conduct insurance business through Sun Life Financial Distributors (Canada) Inc. Mutual fund business is done with your advisor through Sun Life Financial Investment Services (Canada) Inc.

10/30/2026

Some mornings the workday starts before the hair towel comes off. 😬

Emails, client follow-ups, client tax reviews, and a whole lot of coffee.

Not every day looks polished behind the scenes, but the work still gets done!

10/30/2026

💭 What would happen financially if you couldn’t work tomorrow?

We insure our homes. We insure our vehicles. But what about the one thing that makes everything else possible?

Our ability to earn an income.

For most of us, our income is our biggest financial asset. It pays the mortgage, puts food on the table, supports our families, and helps us save for the future.

But what happens if an illness or injury suddenly takes that income away?

Would your savings be enough? How long could your family manage financially?

Protecting your income is just as important as growing your investments.

You work hard for your money. Let’s make sure your money can work for you when you can’t.

📩 Send me a message or book a time to chat. Let’s make sure you have a plan in place.

10/28/2026

10/27/2026

💰 Having investments isn’t the same as having a strategy.

You might have an RRSP, a TFSA, or investments you’ve been contributing to for years.

But here’s the bigger question…

Are those investments actually working toward the life you want to live?

It’s not just about growing your money. It’s about knowing what you’re working toward, when you’ll need it, and how it all fits together.

✨ Let’s make sure your money is working toward what matters to you.

📩 Send me a message or book a time to chat. I’d love to connect!

10/26/2026

Wow! I got to attend FEAST yesterday! It was incredible to be surrounded by such ambitious, AUDACIOUS, (thanks Jai Long), creative, brave, and inspiring women. As a financial advisor, it doesn’t always feel like I fit in the room. I’m not selling a trendy product, or building a business that people typically get excited to talk about, but I realized that all of these incredible builders have an exciting financial future that deserves just as much attention. I don’t just help people with insurance and investments, I help people feel confident about their future and secure about life knowing they’ve taken care of themselves and are prepared for anything that might happen. I’ve spent 15 years helping people navigate some of life’s biggest decisions, and reminded me that we all bring something different to the table and there’s huge value in that. I feel so inspired this morning and excited about my role in helping these women build exciting futures ❤️

10/23/2026

09/01/2026

This really resonated with me.

Christine Coughlin from YVR Creatives recently wrote about intentionally slowing down — something I think many of us as business owners need to give ourselves permission to do.

I slow down in the summer, too. But slowing down doesn’t necessarily mean checking out.

It’s often when I finally have the space to look at my own financial world the same way I encourage my clients to look at theirs.

I review my retirement projections. My life insurance. My investments. Our properties and projected estate taxes. And, most importantly, whether the strategies we’ve put in place still reflect the life we’re actually building.

Because life changes. Businesses change. Families change. Your financial strategy should evolve with them.

Christine’s article was a great reminder that sometimes stepping away from the day-to-day gives us the perspective to see the bigger picture.

So as summer winds down, here’s a question worth asking:

Does your financial strategy still reflect the life you’re building?

Thank you, Christine, for the reminder.

08/27/2026

Last night did NOT go according to plan. ✈️

My flight was cancelled at the last minute, which turned into a long drive, a tank of gas and a whole lot of frustration. But on the drive home, I looked up and saw this.

It got me thinking about how often life works this way. We make plans. We organize. We think we know how things are going to unfold… and then something completely outside our control changes the plan.

I see it in my work all the time.

Markets change. Careers change. Families change. Health changes. Retirement plans change. Sometimes life simply says, “nope, we’re going a different way.”

Good financial advice isn’t about creating a perfect plan and expecting life to cooperate. It’s about building enough flexibility into the plan that when the road changes, you can change with it.

And occasionally, the detour gives you a pretty incredible view. ❤️

07/30/2026

If you’d like to have a conversation about where you are today and where you’d like your choices to take you, I would love to help. There’s no cost, no pressure and no obligation, just a conversation about what’s possible.

07/29/2026

Please call me at 604.968.4141 if you are waiting for a message from my office.

Address

A113-2099 Lougheed Highway
Port Coquitlam, BC
V3B1A8

Website

https://advisor.sunlife.ca/larina.bouwman/about/

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