Financially Speaking

Fixed income investments – savings accounts, bonds, mortgages, T-bills, Guaranteed Income Certificates (GICs) and the like, are typically viewed as ‘safe haven’ investments by many investors.

Canadians agree that financial planning pays off by delivering real value.

With interest rates so low, you may be thinking of taking the big step into home ownership, ‘moving up’ or even refinancing your existing home.

Lawyers and notaries often recommend the creation of trusts within wills for reasons that do not relate to tax.

As an entrepreneur, dealing with the day to day operation of your business, not to mention trying to plan for the future, consumes a lot of your time.

There’s not much that Canadians enjoy more than reducing the amount of tax we pay. Fortunately, there are a number of tax-saving opportunities to help along the way.

When winter winds finally give way to warmer breezes, you know that a new season is once again upon you – tax season.

When stock market returns accelerate, it is only normal that most investors want to be involved in what could be the next big bull market that will quickly put them on the road to riches.

A Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) is a great way to invest for retirement and reduce income taxes.

In the investment world, the term “investment risk” relates to the fluctuations in the value of a stock, bond or a mutual fund that invests in those assets.