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Personal Finance: Surviving Difficult Economic Times
Regardless of the differing views — whether there will be a “hard,” “soft” or “no landing” at all — we have entered a more challenging economic period. While we will never be able to control the timing of an economic slowdown, what we can control is how we prepare for...
Personal Income Tax Season is Here
Personal income tax season is here Are You Doing All You Can to Save Tax? It is personal income tax season, a time when many of us are focused on keeping as much of our hard-earned dollars as possible. As we deal with receipts and returns, it may be a good reminder...
May Market Insights: The FTX Fiasco Has Nothing To Do With Blockchain Adoption.
Huckleberry Finn Is Not Tom Sawyer. Download this PDF here. “Corruption, embezzlement, fraud, these are all characteristics which exist everywhere.” — Alan Greenspan When one thinks of blockchain, one quickly thinks of Bitcoin, NFTs, and cryptocurrencies. Just as so...
Change is the Only Constant: SPRING 2023
“A new technology bids to transform the human cognitive process...redefine human knowledge, accelerate changes in the fabric of our reality and reorganize society.” These are the words of Henry Kissinger on the age of artificial intelligence (AI) and the potential...
Longer-Term Investing: The Long & Short of It
investing perspectives Longer-Term Investing: The Long & Short of It Renowned investor Warren Buffett is well known for saying, “our favourite holding period is forever — When we own portions of outstanding businesses with outstanding managements, we expect to...
Tax-Saving Opportunities: Shift Income, Split Tax
Do you feel as though you are paying too much tax? A recent study suggests that high-income families pay a disproportionately large share of all Canadian taxes — in fact, the top 20 percent of incomeearning families pay 61.4 percent of the country’s personal income...
What’s Your Cognitive Life Expectancy?
What is your “cognitive life expectancy?” One study suggests that, on average, brain health declines around 12 years after the age of 65. This means that once we reach an average life expectancy, we are likely to experience cognitive decline. Those over age 85 have a...
Fixed Income — Where to From Here?
After a difficult year in 2022, some investors have been asking: what lies ahead for the fixed-income market? Modern portfolio theory has been built upon the premise that portfolio risk can be reduced through diversification — investing in assets that have low...
Be Aware of Evolving Scams
PROTECTING YOUR PERSONAL FINANCES Be Aware of Evolving Scams Financial scams continue to be on the rise and the level of sophistication is growing.1 Phishing attacks, where deceptive messages fool victims into providing sensitive information, are increasingly using...
Investing in “Tax-Smart” Ways
INVESTING IN “TAX-SMART” WAYS Have You Maximized Tax-Advantaged Accounts? We aren’t doing a good job fully maximizing TFSA contributions — even the wealthiest Canadians appear to be overlooking the opportunity! The latest reports suggest that only nine percent of TFSA...
New Year’s Advice for the Younger Generation: It Starts With Saving!
At one time in the not-so-distant past, our society was tuned into saving. We wouldn’t think of buying something until we saved enough cash to pay for it, whether for a car or other consumer goods. Only for the rare, big-ticket item, such as a home, would we go into...
When Was the Last Time You Reviewed Your Will?
Over the years, the statistics haven’t changed much: the majority of people still do not have a Will and, for those who do, it may be outdated. When was the last time you read through your Will? Why not make your Will a priority in 2023. If you haven’t yet drafted a...
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