The last couple of months have seen a significant amount of market volatility both in North America and abroad. Market fluctuations have been so sporadic and random, they have even the sharpest market experts confused; is a recession coming? What is the average investor supposed to do when the wall street geniuses are struggling? Current... Continue Reading →
A recent news article stated that 48% of Canadians are on the brink of insolvency. This article was based on a recent study conducted by MNP Ltd which defined "The brink of insolvency" as being $200 or less away from insolvency every month. This figure has increased by two per cent from last quarter when... Continue Reading →
Just under a year ago we wrote an article on the posted inflation rates. That article can be found here. Now that 2018 is in the rear-view mirror, we thought we would look at inflation with a new set of stats. Before we get ahead of ourselves, lets make sure everyone understand what inflation is.... Continue Reading →
If any of your attention has been given to news recently, it's easy to see that uncertain times lay ahead. There have been some tough challenges for the average Canadian and Canadian's small businesses the past couple years, but will this continue into 2019 and beyond? Points of concern: The recent inversion of the yield... Continue Reading →
With 2019 tax season right around the corner, we thought it might be beneficial to dust off the archives and take a second look at an often misunderstood concept. Last year we looked at Tax on Split Income or TOSI as it is commonly referred to. In July of 2017, the federal government released proposals... Continue Reading →
With 2019 well underway, we thought it would be beneficial to revisit a topic we talked about in 2018 (click here to read the 2018 post). The 2018 calendar year was full of volatility and economic ups and downs compared to recent years. One economic factor that saw a lot of movement was interest rates.... Continue Reading →
With the recent updates that have come to the Tax-Free Savings Account for 2019, we thought it would be beneficial to discuss TFSA's in more detail. Before we get into recent events and benefits surrounding TFSA it would be worthwhile to look at the history of TFSA's. Tax Free-Savings accounts started in 2009, and originally had... Continue Reading →
Dating back to the summer of 2017, we have seen 4 interest rate hikes. On Wednesday, October 24, the Bank of Canada raised interest rates for the 5th time, to the current level of 1.75%. Prior to July 13, 2017, the central rate was 0.5%. This 1.75% is called the Bank of Canada rate. This... Continue Reading →
The American Social Security system has been under a lot of scrutiny lately, many questioning its sustainability. With the potential downfall of American social security, we thought it would be interesting to take a look at the current status of the Canadian government benefit system. The main government benefit in Canada is the Canadian Pension... Continue Reading →
