About UpFront Wealth

Hey, I'm Andrew. I built UpFront Wealth because I believe every Canadian deserves access to clear, honest, jargon-free financial education — and most of us never got it in school.

My background is in financial literacy education. I was part of the Financial Literacy Pilot Program at Lakehead University — working with schools, teachers, and students across Northwestern Ontario to build financial skills before it became part of the Ontario curriculum. I later taught Personal Financial Planning and International Finance at Confederation College. I also hold a Master of Information from the University of Toronto, where I focused on human-centered data science and information systems design — which is a fancy way of saying I care about making complex information easy to understand.

Beyond the classroom, I grew up with parents who taught me great financial habits early. I've always been someone who loves to save, find good deals, and do the research before making a decision. Over the years I've read countless books and spent hundreds of hours learning about personal finance, investing, taxes, and the Canadian financial system.

UpFront Wealth is a collection of everything I think every Canadian should know. Too many people live with unnecessary financial stress — spending more than they earn, not understanding their options, or simply never having someone explain how things work in plain language. This site is my attempt to fix that, one guide at a time.