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Grandma and Grandpa Santa

Is it Christmas again already? Time passes too fast when you achieve grandparent status, and George and Grace are wondering once …

Canadian couples rely upon Government pensions, CPP and Old Age Security (OAS) for a significant portion of their total retirement income …

Get It When You Can

We’ve all read or heard about the unlucky family that is wiped out by a house fire and didn’t have any …

Joint Ownership Alternatives

Joint ownership is used by millions for various reasons. When problems arise, they are usually unintentional and it can be too …

Standard financial and tax planning advice for the past several decades for business owners has included the use of incorporation to …

How’s Your Net Worth?

His banker asked Trent what his net worth was for a loan he was applying for. He had trouble answering the …

We’ve all heard that life has two certainties – death and taxes. You need to know the two often coincide. While …

Era of Rising Interest Rates

The recent increases in the Bank of Canada and Federal Reserve prime rate in the past few months signal the end …

Making the Most of Your TFSA

Being such a new program, many Canadians do not fully understand the long-term power of the TFSA tax savings opportunities. It …