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Retirement taxes explained: Withholding, clawbacks, and other surprises Sep 17th
Many working-age Canadians wonder what the impact of retirement will be on their tax situation. As you save and build wealth, it is important to plan for the eventual tax treatment of your retirement assets and income as you approach that transition.
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Making sense of the markets this week: August 6, 2023 Aug 4th
Kyle Prevost, editor of Million Dollar Journey and founder of the Canadian Financial Summit, shares financial headlines and offers context for Canadian investors.
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Don’t just be generous, be smart: Experts recommend a thought-out strategy for charitable donations + MORE Jan 2nd
Experts see payoffs in adding a properly advised strategy — acknowledging ‘your head, your heart and your wallet’ — into your financial plan..... More »
Volunteering in times of financial hardship can seem impossible. Here's how to balance giving back with your own finances Apr 20th
With a global trade war escalating at a time when many were already facing a cost of living crisis, people who want to give their time are having to make "tough" decisions..... More »
The Ontario government recently announced that it is looking into the ethics of real estate agents representing both buyer and seller in Toronto’s hot housing market
The risk of a financial crisis in Canada is growing
– macleans.ca
Finance Minister Bill Morneau listens to panel discussion at the Munk School of Global Affairs in Toronto on Wednesday, January 13, 2016. (Peter Power/CP)Last fall, Bill Morneau did a rare thing in modern politics. Instead of running away from responsibility, he embraced it. “Let me be clear,” Morneau told the Toronto Board of Trade. “At the end of the day, I am ultimately responsible for supporting financial security, and the stability of the financial system.”
The remarks didn’t receive much attention, but they should have. What Morneau did that day was confirm that he would be the decider of what would be done—or not done—to deflate Canada’s various housing bubbles. He had taken some steps to curb demand during his first year in office, such as raising the minimum downpayment for homes priced higher than $500,000. The public was supposed to be reassured that what happened in the U.S. a decade earlier wouldn’t happen in Canada.
“I will continue to act to ensure that household debt levels are sustainable, that lenders are acting prudently, and that increases in interest rates or a housing market downturn don’t put at risk the economic growth we are working so hard to accelerate,” Morneau said…
Ontario housing quick fix faces 'perfect storm' market surge
– theglobeandmail.com
This week, the Ontario government unveiled 16 measures designed to cool Toronto’s red-hot real estate market. Why the effect on prices and sales is likely to be short-lived
