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When do you need the money?
In a meeting with a potential client, they asked, “How should I invest the money I just received?” The key issues to review are: What is the money for? When do they need it? Situation: They had just received $400,000 income from a company they were associated with. Due to
How Business Owners can increase their Retirement Savings by Investing within their Corporation.
A great strategy many owners of Canadian-controlled private corporations (CCPC) use to build up retirement savings is to invest within their corporation using the benefit of the tax deferral between their personal income tax rate and the small business income tax rate. Why invest with your CCPC? Investing within your CCPC
Do you need Disability Insurance?
Do you need Disability Insurance? While reviewing the financial documents during a meeting with a couple in their forties who wished to create a retirement plan, I didn’t see any disability insurance for one of the spouses. He had a group disability policy with work, but she was self-employed and
Trusts for Retirees – Probate Planning
When estate planning, most retirees wish to review strategies to avoid probate fees, which in Ontario are 1.5% of the value of the asset that is distributed via a will. A potential client asked, “Can trusts be used to avoid probate costs when we transfer assets to the next generation?” The
Nine Tax Strategies to Pay Less Tax in Retirement
Income tax is one of the largest expenses any retiree has. The Fraser Institute Report indicated that Canadians paid 45% of income as taxes in 2019. Your goal in retirement should be to organize your income stream to: reduce the amount of tax you may have to pay preserve any
The 38 Blog Posts from 2021
I would like to thank all of you who have visited our blog and website. Below I have sorted the 38 blog posts I wrote last year by topic of interest to make the content easier to find. Some of the articles are good, some are ok, and some are……
The R6 Retirement Playbook™ A Smarter Way to Retire with Confidence
RRSP Maturity Options: What You Need to Know
He Starts Now. She Waits. CPP and Retirement
Why Every Retiree Needs a Bear Market Plan
Three of our Best Insights for March
How to Avoid Losing Money in the Stock Market
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