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Making sense of the markets this week: October 12 Oct 10th
Each week, Cut the Crap Investing founder Dale Roberts shares financial headlines and offers context for Canadian investors.
It’s October. Will stock markets get spooked again?
October is, historically, the most volatile month for U.S. stocks. In fact, it was kind enough to author two of the most .... More »
All eyes on Toronto real estate sales in wake of Vancouver foreign buyer tax + MORE Sep 7th
TORONTO – The latest batch of home sales figures from Canada’s largest city could reveal whether or not Vancouver’s newly implemented tax on foreign buyers is sending investors flocking to Toronto.
The Toronto Real Estate Board is expected to release sales data today for the month .... More »
Can big corporate earnings jolt the lagging Canadian market? + MORE Jul 24th
Companies scheduled to unveil their quarterly financial results represent a wide cross-section of the S&P/TSX composite index, following a trickle of results last week
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Markets response to U.S. Federal Reserve Aug 24th
U.S. stocks rallied close to their records Friday after the head of the Federal Reserve finally said out loud what Wall Street has been expecting for a while: Cuts to interest rates are coming soon to help the economy.
The S&P 500 rose 1.1% after Fed Chair Jerome Powell said in a highly anti.... More »
5 things to know about your RRSP before the deadline + MORE Feb 4th
OTTAWA – Recent volatility on the markets has bruised RRSP investments. As the Feb. 29 deadline for contributions looms, here are five things to know about RRSPs:
— They allow you to defer taxes, not avoid them. You are able to deduct your contributions from your income, but when you withdraw th.... More »
Let’s Get Blunt About Your Financial Affairs – Book Review and Giveaway
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Let’s face it. Nobody likes paying taxes, thinking about taxes or thinking about their estate. Heck, most people don’t care about personal finances at all. But you should – because nobody will care more about your money than you will. Well, I do, maybe a little bit, since I run this blog and you’re reading it. I know Mark Goodfield does. Which is why he wants to help Canadians get a better handle on their financial affairs by being blunt. He’s pretty good at it.
I’ve met Mark and he’s “one of the good guys” – out to share what he knows about taxes, finances and the psychology of money in the spirit to help others. As a Chartered Professional Accountant for over 25 years and partner with a national accounting firm in Toronto, Mark knows his stuff. Thankfully for those that want and need to learn more about the world of taxation he’s recently packaged his collection of top blogposts from The Blunt Bean Counter into a new book entitled Let’s Get Blunt About Your Financial Affairs…
Let’s face it. Nobody likes paying taxes, thinking about taxes or thinking about their estate. Heck, most people don’t care about personal finances at all. But you should – because nobody will care more about your money than you will. Well, I do, maybe a little bit, since I run this blog and you’re reading it. I know Mark Goodfield does. Which is why he wants to help Canadians get a better handle on their financial affairs by being blunt. He’s pretty good at it.
I’ve met Mark and he’s “one of the good guys” – out to share what he knows about taxes, finances and the psychology of money in the spirit to help others. As a Chartered Professional Accountant for over 25 years and partner with a national accounting firm in Toronto, Mark knows his stuff. Thankfully for those that want and need to learn more about the world of taxation he’s recently packaged his collection of top blogposts from The Blunt Bean Counter into a new book entitled Let’s Get Blunt About Your Financial Affairs…
