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Bear markets: What’s a long-term investor supposed to do right now? + MORE Jul 13th
My mutual funds are doing terribly, and I know they always say that it is better to stay the course and ride out this market crash and whatever. But I’ve been thinking about divorcing my big bank for awhile now. I have RRSP with mutual funds that have high management fees with RBC, slightly b.... More »
Segregated funds are no tax panacea + MORE Jun 6th
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I attended a financial planning seminar and the presenter said you’re taxed so high on RRSPs when you die that your kids are only going to get half of it, which I already kind of knew. So, if you put it into these segregated funds, then you don’t pay tax. Should I be doing.... More »
What types of Tax-Free Savings Accounts (TFSAs) exist? + MORE Feb 10th
A Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA) is a fantastic way to earn money on your savings, without having to pay tax on those earnings. Registered by the federal government, TFSAs are available to Canadians aged 18 and older. Unlike a Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP), you cannot deduct contributio.... More »
How GICs can help you save for your short-term goals + MORE Nov 23rd
Let’s talk about short-term savings. By short-term, we’re talking about putting away money for a few months, or even a few years, for a big goal, like a vacation, a wedding or a down payment on a home. Where should you put your savings so they’ll be secure and work for you?
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When are TFSAs and RRSPs actually taxable? + MORE Feb 29th
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I saw your blog online; thank you so much for the wonderful job that you are doing—it was very informative! That motivated me to start investing too, but now I have a couple of questions. I understand that there is tax on U.S. dividends in TFSA. Do we pay tax as well when we sell:
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The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and European private equity firm Cinven have signed a deal to buy travel services company Hotelbeds Group in a deal valued at 1.165 billion euros, or roughly $1.65 billion Cdn.
Recovering from bad Home Buyers’ Plan advice
– moneysense.ca
Q: I am totally disappointed with my investment advisor’s advice in terms of tax issues. Four years ago, I contributed to my wife’s spousal RRSP for $25,000 in order to borrow under the Home Buyers’ Plan (HBP). Now we need to repay the HBP for $1,666. By accident, I was guided to contribute to the spousal RRSP account and told I could designate $1,666 as HBP repayment. However, a tax software doesn’t allow me to designate my spousal contribution as my wife’s HBP repayment.I found not paying back the HBP repayment would generate a larger refund by using the software to compare two options of dealing with the $1,666. The first option was to pretend my wife put $1,666 in her RRSP and paid back the HBP repayment directly; the other one was to use the $1,666 RRSP to deduct from my income. Because I had full-time salary and my wife almost had no income in 2015, the second option from the tax software calculated a bigger refund for us, which I think makes sense in our situation…
