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Best bank accounts for side hustles in Canada 2026 + MORE May 20th
More and more Canadians are learning how to hustle, with an estimated 28% of Canadians taking on short-term or freelance work, according to an H&R Block study. Gig work can be great for supplementing your income or paying for unexpected expenses, but you may want to keep that income separate fro.... More »
US economy surprises with faster than expected growth - BBC.com + MORE Jan 25th
US economy surprises with faster than expected growth BBC.comU.S. economy shrugs off recession prediction with strong fourth-quarter performance The Globe and MailU.S. economy grows more than expected at end of 2023, driven by consumer spending CBC NewsU.S. GDP unexp.... More »
Making sense of the markets this week: December 7 + MORE Dec 4th
Each week, Cut the Crap Investing founder Dale Roberts shares financial headlines and offers context for Canadian investors.
Canadians with smaller portfolios are the target for deferred service charge (DSC) mutual funds
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Should you take extra RRIF withdrawals to increase your estate? + MORE Nov 26th
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I have a RRIF that is worth approximately $250,000 at the moment. My two children are the beneficiaries. Obviously, I am hoping to somehow reduce any tax on this RRIF income when I die. Is my taking more out of the RRIF and paying the tax each year the best way to do this? Do you have.... More »
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TransAlta Corp. says Brookfield Renewable Partners and its institutional partners have signed a $750-million deal to invest in the company’s hydro assets.
Using asset allocation ETFs for your RESP
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One-fund ETF portfolios can be ideal for education savings [MoneySense]
Investors were taking a cautious approach on Monday after Friday’s steep slide in stock indexes, with shares down both in Toronto and New York.
Halifax-based Emera Inc has agreed to sell its electrical transmission and distribution assets in Maine for $1.8 billion Cdn to Calgary’s Enmax Corp.
Why the $35,000 RRSP Home Buyers’ Plan won’t be much help
– moneysense.ca
It’s been about a week since federal budget day and I still have questions about some of the things the government announced. For instance, why did they introduce a deferred annuity, which will allow Canadians to put 25% of their RRSP or RRIF into an annuity that must start paying out by 85 at the latest, instead of pushing back the RRIF withdrawal age limit? With more people working past 65, changing the withdrawal limit from 71 to, say, 75, would have allowed people to invest longer and then drawdown savings later in life when they really need it.
The biggest head-scratcher for me, though, was around the RRSP Home Buyers’ Plan. I still can’t figure out why the Liberals decided that letting first-time homebuyers withdraw $35,000 from their RRSP, which they still have to pay back over 15 years, instead of $25,000 is the answer to Canada’s housing problems. It seems to me that it only benefits professionals in Toronto and Vancouver who are already making good money and can afford a home whether they’re saving in their RRSP or not…
The biggest head-scratcher for me, though, was around the RRSP Home Buyers’ Plan. I still can’t figure out why the Liberals decided that letting first-time homebuyers withdraw $35,000 from their RRSP, which they still have to pay back over 15 years, instead of $25,000 is the answer to Canada’s housing problems. It seems to me that it only benefits professionals in Toronto and Vancouver who are already making good money and can afford a home whether they’re saving in their RRSP or not…
