The Investment Reporter •2022-07-07 •
Relatively-low interest rates make it cheap to borrow these days. If you can’t maximize contributions to your RRSP (Registered Retirement Savings Plan), consider borrowing to do so. In Hamlet, Polonius Read More
The Investment Reporter •2021-05-02 •
The longer your investment horizon, the more risk you can take. If your investment horizon is short, however, dial back your portfolio’s risk.
A friend and her husband built RESPs (Registered Read More
The TaxLetter •2020-12-08 •
Gift-giving season prompts Mark Goodfield (aka The Blunt Bean Counter) to look at some tax and other considerations regarding gifts to grandchildren.
Many grandparents ask me about the tax and practical Read More
The Investment Reporter •2019-11-17 •
We advise you to use some contributions to a TFSA (Tax-Free Savings Account) to build an emergency fund. Then use the remaining TFSA money to invest in potentially very lucrative Read More
Investor's Digest of Canada •2019-08-22 •
Mark Halpern, CEO of WEALTHinsurance.com®, offers several ways to reduce your taxes and accumulate much more for your retirement.
Paying attention to your RRSPs and TFSAs all year-round pays off. The Read More
Investor's Digest of Canada •2019-07-22 •
Mark Halpern, CEO of WEALTHinsurance.com®, offers several ways to reduce your taxes and accumulate much more for your retirement.
Paying attention to your RRSPs and TFSAs all year-round pays off. The Read More
The TaxLetter •2018-12-23 •
RRSPs, RRIFs, TFSAs, PPPs, critical illness insurance, long-term care insurance, high-limit disability insurance, life insurance, joint-and-last-to-die insurance, charitable donations at death—no wonder we get so tired as we get older! Read More
The TaxLetter •2018-09-30 •
RRSPs, RRIFs, TFSAs, PPPs, critical illness insurance, long-term care insurance, high-limit disability insurance, life insurance, joint-and-last-to-die insurance, charitable donations at death—no wonder we get so tired as we get older! Read More
The TaxLetter •2018-06-17 •
RRSPs, RRIFs, TFSAs, PPPs, critical illness insurance, long-term care insurance, high-limit disability insurance, life insurance, joint-and-last-to-die insurance, charitable donations at death—no wonder we get so tired as we get older! Read More
Investor's Digest of Canada •2016-02-24 •
The crafters of the legislation creating the Tax-Free Savings Account obviously weren’t moved by Juliet’s lament to Romeo: “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any Read More
The TaxLetter •2015-12-22 •
Mark Goodfield, CPA, CA, LPA, is the creative force behind the popular blog The Blunt Bean Counter and author of Let’s Get Blunt About Your Financial Affairs. In his inaugural Read More
