RRSP Season Reminders

Contribute — The deadline RRSP contributions for the 2021 tax year is Tuesday March 1, 2022. Contributions are limited to 18 percent of the previous year’s earned income, to a maximum of $27,830 for the 2021 tax year. Consider an automatic monthly contribution plan to avoid missing the deadline. 

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TFSA: Do You Have Unused Contribution Room?

The 2022 TFSA dollar limit is $6,000. This brings the total lifetime contribution limit to $81,500 for those eligible.  

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Be Aware: Use the TFSA for Longer-Term Investing  

Perhaps as a result of a confluence of factors — buoyant markets, social media influence and today’s ease of investing  — we have been receiving more questions about young investors who want to open up a Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA) for investing purposes.  

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Inflation: How Has Purchasing Power Changed?

Estate planning often involves preparing for what happens after death. Yet, consider that giving while living can also play a complementary role within an estate plan. While the obvious personal benefit is the satisfaction of seeing your gift at work, consider that there may be other benefits, including financial ones, from giving while alive: 

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Estate Planning: The Benefits of Giving While Alive

Estate planning often involves preparing for what happens after death. Yet, consider that giving while living can also play a complementary role within an estate plan. While the obvious personal benefit is the satisfaction of seeing your gift at work, consider that there may be other benefits, including financial ones, from giving while alive: 

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Supporting the Cost of Higher Education: Tapping the RESP

With the return of autumn, many families have turned their attention to school. If (grand)children are off to pursue post-secondary education, the rising cost of higher education may be top of mind. As investors, we have the opportunity to assist (grand)children with education at all levels. For starters, we can provide advice about money, teaching the fundamentals of saving, investing, and taxes. We may also choose to put aside financial resources to support the cost. 

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The Season of Giving: “Doing Good” and Benefitting Your Taxes

Many of us wish to support charities that are important to us. In “doing good,” it can also work to your benefit in the form of a tax credit. Here are just a handful of options...

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Investing & the Art of Patience

It may be easy to overlook the importance of patience in investing. Instant gratification has become a way of life. We’ve been conditioned to expect instantaneous results through influences like on-demand television and one-click shopping. Many of us aren’t willing to wait more than two seconds for a website to load.

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Afraid You’ll Outlive Your Funds? The Four Percent Rule Revisited

How much can I spend in retirement so that I don’t outlast my money? This is one of the more common questions we hear as we help clients to plan ahead. 

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Retire Up to 30 Percent Wealthier: Why Not More? 

You may have heard an oft-repeated advertisement in the media today that suggests that by reducing investment management fees, you have the potential to retire up to 30 percent wealthier. While few would choose to forego this amount down the road, it may be worthwhile to take a deeper look at these claims. 

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