Registered Retirement Savings Plans, or RRSPs, help you to save for a more comfortable retirement while deferring taxes – hopefully on more favorable terms – into the future.

But the investment   Read More

- Marc Johnson, CFA

Here’s a quick and easy way to spot a possible takeover candidate.

First, add the company’s total debt plus other obligations that an acquiror would have to assume.   Read More

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The government developed the attribution rules to prevent blatant income splitting.

Income splitting, of course, diverts income from a   Read More

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Most investment strategies stress one of two approaches. One of these is to chase after the action;   Read More

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VERESEN INC.

Veresen is the former Fort Chicago Energy Partners L.P., and is principally invested in the energy   Read More

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- Samantha Prasad, LLB

In my last TaxLetter article, I wrote about winding up a family trust and how to   Read More

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You may be thinking of buying a balanced fund sometime in the New Year. Rather than do   Read More

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What to do about common stocks

We experienced a nice little year-end rally in Canadian stocks. Over the past   Read More

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The global economy is expected to grow more quickly in 2014. Also, North American companies are sitting on   Read More

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Some investment advisors think that you should never again contribute to an RRSP. In fact, some go further and   Read More

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THE MARKET THIS MONTH: January is in the best six-month period for stocks. The strengthening U.S. and global   Read More

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- Keith Richards

As we begin the New Year, many of us find ourselves reflecting on past decisions we’ve made   Read More

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Below, we discuss four equity funds we think you should consider investing in in 2014. They may   Read More

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U.S. investors made out like bandits
The final numbers are now in, and it turns out that the S&P/TSX Composite   Read More

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The TSX Composite Index turned in a good performance in   Read More

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The U.S. is doing better. So we’ve shifted our focus from U.S. companies that earn most of their   Read More

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The Canadian stock market may yet catch up to the U.S. market. Or perhaps the U.S.   Read More

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During the recession some years back, the unemployment rate in Canada was hovering in the 8.5 per cent range.

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Markets have come roaring back lately, fueled by optimism that the Fed is in no hurry to start scaling   Read More

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Canada and the TSE are only a small part of the world markets picture, which is one reason we   Read More

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Small stocks do best in January. So if you’re in no hurry to sell, wait until January to   Read More

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- Edited from an article by Sunil Vidyarthi, M.B.A., PhD
 
What’s your take on the umpteenth version of   Read More

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Recent market action indicates why it’s essential to hold Canadian
equity index ETFs as part of a   Read More

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According to Keith Richards (Portfolio Manager at Value Trend), the major U.S. markets have entered into a new mega-year   Read More

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You should cover your cash needs for at least the next five years. The best way to do   Read More

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A few years ago, those struggling for social justice used to say “Think globally, act locally.” Investors struggling   Read More

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Critics of market cap-weighted indexes argue they overweight overvalued stocks while underweighting undervalued ones. This leads to   Read More

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- Edited from an article by Nick Barisheff
 
Ask the man on the street where all the world’s   Read More

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- Edited from an article by Michael Smedley
 
The black gold of the 21st Century. That’s how Kiril   Read More

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Mr. C asked us “Do you have guidelines for what percentage of RRSP assets should be fixed-income, such as   Read More

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For 2014, market momentum and technological innovation will give world-class Canadian companies a solid base.
  
This year, more   Read More

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You may have to take a long-term perspective to see it, but the Canadian equity market is gradually improving.   Read More

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Rebalancing leads to trading costs. These include brokerage fees when you sell one investment and reinvest in another,   Read More

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  - Edited from an article by Keith Richards By this time, you already know America isn’t going to   Read More

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The S&P/TSX Composite Index, including reinvested dividends, recently turned positive compared to the market’s peak prior to the onset   Read More

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In the months leading up to the October ’87   Read More

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Creating a charitable legacy can be one of the most personal and enduring decisions you will ever make.

And   Read More

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Investors who follow seasonal trends know that the best-six- month strategy begins in late October or early   Read More

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Industrials offer great leverage to an improving economy and will outperform in the months ahead

The market was recently jolted   Read More

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How long you invest for-what’s known in the jargon of the investment industry as your ‘time horizon’-is critical   Read More

Those who follow seasonal investment trends will know that the “best six months” strategy begins in late October or early November.

Now that we’re about to enter into this favourable   Read More

It is important to have the right type of income when you retire.

There are various types of investment income that are more tax-efficient before and after retirement. and corporate class   Read More

American Depositary Receipts, or ADRs, are a form of alternative investment that offer you diversification. It’s tempting to call them American Diversification Receipts. They give you access to global stocks and industries   Read More

Most financial advisors will recommend that investors diversify for their own protection. What they neglect to mention, however, is that this advice is also for the protection of the advisor   Read More

Editor Peter Hodson and his research team have answered more than a few investor questions over time. Not too surprisingly, many of those questions tend to run along the same   Read More

From time to time, this advisory offers tips on how to “boost your returns above the posted rates, by negotiating, or through bonuses for re-upping at the same institution, or   Read More