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Making sense of the markets this week: March 24, 2024 + MORE Mar 25th
Kyle Prevost, creator of 4 Steps to a Worry-Free Retirement, Canada’s DIY retirement planning course, shares financial headlines and offers context for Canadian investors.
Lower inflation clears runway for rate cuts
Canadians dreading their spring and summer mortgage renewals got some good n.... More »
Is the Gov’t Stalling on Your Tax Return? Here’s How I Handled it! + MORE Sep 28th
Did you file your 2017 taxes on time, yet your NOA is MIA? If so, you’re not alone!
I’ve had this happen with a few of my clients… as well as with my own tax return! That’s right! My accountant filed my personal tax return in April… and for months, I didn’t receive my NOA. Every tim.... More »
“Is it better to pay down our mortgage or ramp up contributions to our teen’s RESP?” + MORE Nov 30th
Q. My husband and I, both in our early 40s, bought a house in Toronto four years ago. Since then, our variable rate mortgage has gone up four times and is now at 3.2%.
We have managed to pay down $150,000 of our mortgage in those four years with the extra bi-weekly payments and have $260,000 remaini.... More »
Rates are going up… for now… is this the end of low rates? + MORE Jan 14th
Next Wednesday will be the first Bank of Canada meeting date to set the Target rate, which directly affects Bank Prime rate and Variable rate mortgages. It’s almost a certainty that the Bank of Canada Governor, Stephen Poloz, will raise the rates.
POSITIVE DATA MEANS HIGHER RATES
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Equitable Casts Giant Reverse Mortgage Lure for Brokers Oct 22nd
What do you do when your competition has a 32-year head start? If you’re Equitable Bank, you pay brokers 150% more than normal. That’s the surprising move Equitable has made to build momentum in its reverse mortgage business. This degree of compensation is virtually unprecedented in this sector..... More »
How seniors can use TFSAs to have more in retirement
– moneysense.ca
Because the biggest single expense in retirement is usually tax, high-income seniors should strive to use Tax-free Savings Accounts (TFSA) to minimize the tax bite in their later years.
The key is to maximize both contributions and growth no matter how old you are, which means holding proper growth investments (equities) instead of fixed-income instruments that pay a pittance.
“The TFSA is a mis-named vehicle,” says T.E. Wealth’s senior vice president Warren Baldwin, who prefers the term “Tax-free Portfolio Account” or TFPA. Still, it’s fortunate that despite the misnomer, the TFSA can act as a TFPA.
Because the TFSA was introduced only in 2009, most seniors have ten times as much money in RRSPs and RRIFs than TFSAs, says Sandy Aitken, CEO of M-Link Mortgage Corp, developer of TFSA Maximizer. Over 15 years, his product aims to reverse that ratio.
The main issue is when RRSPs convert to RRIFs after age 71 (if not annuitized) and the legislated annual minimum withdrawals that require them to pay income tax at high marginal tax rates…
The key is to maximize both contributions and growth no matter how old you are, which means holding proper growth investments (equities) instead of fixed-income instruments that pay a pittance.
“The TFSA is a mis-named vehicle,” says T.E. Wealth’s senior vice president Warren Baldwin, who prefers the term “Tax-free Portfolio Account” or TFPA. Still, it’s fortunate that despite the misnomer, the TFSA can act as a TFPA.
Because the TFSA was introduced only in 2009, most seniors have ten times as much money in RRSPs and RRIFs than TFSAs, says Sandy Aitken, CEO of M-Link Mortgage Corp, developer of TFSA Maximizer. Over 15 years, his product aims to reverse that ratio.
The main issue is when RRSPs convert to RRIFs after age 71 (if not annuitized) and the legislated annual minimum withdrawals that require them to pay income tax at high marginal tax rates…
2017 – A Year in Review
– canadianmortgagetrends.com
As we count down the final days of 2017, we look back on a year that presented fresh challenges for the mortgage industry with the announcement of yet more mortgage rule changes. While OSFI’s B-20 changes dominated headlines during the later part of the year, here are some of the other top mortgage newsmakers for […]
Make your money grow faster by investing at the top of the year
– moneysense.ca
When it comes to saving through registered savings plans, most of us make two very costly mistakes: we tend to contribute too little and too late in the year to get the full benefit of tax-free compounding. It is costing you money —and we’ll prove it.
Sometimes the reason we contribute at the last possible moment is that we have other, more pressing financial priorities like paying down the mortgage or investing in a family business. But more often than not, it’s because we’re doing other spending stuff, like leasing a new car, doing a new home reno, or taking that annual vacation with family.
Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSPs) and Tax-Free Savings Accounts (TFSAs) are two of the most common lost opportunities. In a real sense, the first sin (investing too little) is more easily forgiven; if you don’t have the money to max out on your contribution room, there might not be anything you can do about it. But the second sin (investing at the last minute) is worse; if you can find the money, you should really find a way to put the deposit at the top of your to-do list for the year…
