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Ontario Staycation Tax Credit

Ontario Staycation Tax Credit

If you are travelling in Ontario this year, be sure to keep track of your accommodation expenses as they can help you reduce your taxes. For 2022 Ontario has introduced a tax credit up to 20% of your accommodation expenses for stays in a hotel, campground, and/or cottage. WHAT CAN YOU

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Invest in the Stock Market

Why Invest in the Stock Market?

With the current stock market gyrations, people may wonder why they should invest in the stock market at all since stocks are not guaranteed and their values can go up and down.   To help frame it better, it may be useful to replace the words “stock market”  with the word

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Navigating Market Downturn

How to Navigate a Market Downturn for Retirees

With the market decline this year, people want to know what they can do. The following are suggestions and actions you can take to help navigate a market downturn. Key Suggestions Complete a Portfolio Performance Review The first step is to find out if other portfolios with a similar investment mix

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Paying Income Taxes in Retirement

Paying Your Income Taxes in Retirement

When making the transition from your working years to retirement, a common concern or question that comes up is, “How do I pay my taxes in retirement?”  I had this conversation with two clients recently as many retirees are unsure of how taxes work in retirement. Key Takeaways: As a

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three stages of Retirement spending

The Three Stages of Retirement Spending

When retirement planning, you may want to view your spending in three different phases. Michael Stein, who wrote “The Prosperous Retirement”, divided retirement into three decades: the GO-GO years, SLOW-GO years, and the NO-GO years. When discussing retirement income planning, Frank Jasek CPA, CA and I rephrased those terms based

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A common question or concern as people approach retirement is what should they do about medical and health care coverage when they retire?
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Medical and Health Care Options for Retirees

While working many Canadians have medical and health insurance as an employee benefit. Their company often pays for a substantial portion of the coverage, and ...
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Prepare for the Next Big One
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How to Prepare for the Next Big One.

The last event I attended prior to COVID was the Daytona 500 in February 2020. You may be wondering how a NASCAR race relates to ...
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The value of wills.
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Key Points for Wills and Powers of Attorney’s

After COVID-19 families realized they should focus on planning the family’s future. One of the most difficult challenges a Certified Financial Planner® has is to ...
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Tax Efficient Income Withdrawals
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Smart Tax Strategies for Retirees: Tax Efficient Income Withdrawals

One of the most important decisions a retiree must make is how to create an income and cash-flow strategy from the financial assets they have ...
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Year End Financial Checklist
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Your Monthly Game Plan Strategy

A Simple Financial Checklist We’re here to help you stay on track with your goals. Each month, we’ll send a short checklist you can use ...
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Senior relaxing on bench
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Smart Tax Strategies for Retirees: Avoid the OAS Recovery Tax

Old Age Security (OAS) is an income benefit that is paid to Canadians once they reach the age of 65.   If your individual income ...
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