Bryan Borzykowski, Toronto-based business journalist, weighs in on how to keep more money in your clients’ pockets.
With housing prices so high, many retirees can’t afford to buy the condo they’ve always wanted.
OAS is not a guaranteed payment. Here’s how the clawback works.
As the year comes to a close, now’s the time to get your clients’ asset mixes back to where they’re supposed to be.
Despite what’s happened over the past month, it’s generally been a good year for Canadian markets. Oil prices may have fallen to sub-$70 levels, but the S&P/TSX Composite Index is still up nearly 7.5% since January. After a tepid start, the U.S. market has done well too — the S&P 500 has climbed about 12% this year.
Many people are retiring with so much money that they’re still in the highest tax bracket when they retire. Here’s what you can do to help your clients mitigate the tax hit.
It’s been a wild couple of weeks for the stock market, with enough ups and downs to spark recession-era memories.
Looking for stable, low volatility investments? Then consider buying alternative assets.
With rates potentially rising in 2015, now’s a good time to shift out of interest rate sensitive stocks.
In a couple of months, Canada’s airports and highways will once again be busy with retirees making their annual migration south. About 1.3 million Canadians flock to warmer climates every year and there are new people buying property in places such as Florida, California and Arizona all the time.