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The New School of Finance

Shannon Lee Simmons, CFP, CIM; Liz Schieck, CFP, OCT

CFP, CIM (Simmons); CFP, OCT (Schieck)

Toronto, ON · Virtual across Canada Advice-only, commission-free
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Pricing

What they charge

  • Personal Financial Planning from $595 + GST/HST
  • Household Financial Planning from $795 + GST/HST
  • Retirement Planning Package: Individual from $2,205 + GST/HST, Couples from $2,605 + GST/HST
  • hourly billing in 15-min increments for existing clients between meetings

Fees are listed as the firm states them. Confirm current pricing with the planner directly.

Fee model

Flat-fee, Hourly

Client minimum

Not stated

Coverage

Toronto, ON · Virtual across Canada

Verified

June 2026

Why advice-only

Fees that don't grow with your savings

Year 1Year 10
1% of assets starts near $5,000 a year and climbs as savings grow
Advice-only stays a flat fee for the work

Illustration on a $500,000 portfolio growing 5% a year. Run your own numbers →

What you pay The New School of Finance

Flat-feeHourly

Paid directly by you, for the advice and the plan.

What you never pay

  • Product commissions
  • A percentage of your portfolio
  • Trailing fees on funds
  • Sales loads or exit charges

Specialty

Areas of focus

Complex retirement; entrepreneurs/sole proprietors; rental owners; incorporated professionals

What's included

Services

Financial planning (cash flow, savings, home, family), retirement (decumulation, CPP/OAS/GIS optimization), investment consulting/education (no product sales), entrepreneur/small-business planning, tax prep

Work with The New School of Finance

Advice-only and commission-free, CFP, CIM (Simmons); CFP, OCT (Schieck)

Independently listed in our fee-only directory. Last checked June 2026.

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