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Benefits of Group RRSPs

This Advisor.ca Special Report is sponsored by: It doesn’t always offer a revenue stream, but offering advice around your client’s group RRSP is often the right thing to do. A growing number of advisory firms are finding opportunities in offering advice and planning around group plan retirement products. These group RRSPs have some clear-cut advantages […]

By Mark Noble |February 11, 2010

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Helping first-time home buyers

Under the federal Home Buyers’ Plan (HBP) a first-time home buyer can withdraw up to $25,000 from his or her RRSP to help fund the purchase of a first home. One of the conditions is that the individual who withdraws the funds must intend to occupy the home as a principal residence no later than […]

By Jamie Golombek |February 1, 2010

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Coming to terms with HST

This past holiday season, the kids received a DVD of heritage-era cartoons, not the ones with either of the famous big-eared rodents, but instead a collection of fractured fairy tales. One in particular caught my attention – a tongue-in-cheek version of the story of the ant and the grasshopper. You’ll recall the original pitted the […]

February 1, 2010

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Seven ways to prepare for HST

1. What types of training will the tax or accounting departments need to be prepared for HST? It’s imperative tax and accounting departments be aware of transitional rules, particularly noting dates on which HST collection must start and exactly when to charge what tax. The accounts payable staff will want to be particularly careful to […]

By Janet Kasun |February 1, 2010

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Preserving a charitable legacy

Most of your clients make philanthropy a part of their life, committing either time or money to assist others. Many of those philanthropists want to continue their charitable giving even if they become mentally incapable of doing so. In addition, many of those clients want to use charitable giving to leave behind an admirable legacy […]

By Floyd Gradley |January 29, 2010

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Munro: When New Years’ resolutions include divorce

I was skiing over the holidays with a friend who happens to be a lawyer specializing in family law. When I casually asked about her business she told me the holiday season is often the calm before the storm. It turns out many couples put troubled marriages on hold through December. Then, they ring in […]

January 20, 2010

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Increase Your AUM with TFSAs

Tax Free Savings Accounts present an excellent opportunity to provide financial planning advice to clients while increasing assets under management. Here are a few strategies we have been using in our practice to accomplish just that. Add a TFSA discussion to your review meeting When you manage every aspect of a client’s financial wellbeing, it’s […]

By Mathieu Paradis |January 4, 2010

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Packing away your TFSA

Many consider the Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA) to be the most versatile savings account available to Canadians. Not only does it provide tangible benefits such as tax-free income and withdrawals, but it is available to all adult Canadians regardless of age or income level. Unlike other tax-efficient plans that restrict contributions and/or withdrawals based on […]

By Wilmot George |January 4, 2010

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Don’t be fooled: TFSAs will save money

Not impressed by the debut of Tax Free Savings Account (TFSA)? You aren’t alone. In the first six months following their January 1, 2009 introduction, Canadians had opened 3.6 million TFSAs with an average balance of about $3,400, according to Investor Economics. By the end of June, total assets in the accounts stood at $12.4 […]

By Michelle Munro |January 4, 2010

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Happy Birthday, TFSA

It has been one year since the Tax Free Saving Account (TFSA) came into being. Its flexible structure had it pegged as the biggest investment opportunity since the now ubiquitous RRSP. With the potential to become one of the most important savings vehicles available to Canadians, the TFSA could be the right plan at the […]

By Staff |January 4, 2010

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