If you have a capital gain on some of your investments in your non-registered investment account and you are planning on donating to charity, you should know that instead of donating cash you might …

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A-ha! I have found my trademark name for a weekly post on linking back to the community! Let me explain where the name comes from: I was in the auto racing industry for a few years (open wheel) and of …

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The RESP bill proposed by Dan McTeague which would allow RESP contributions to be tax-deductible like contributions to a Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) has been effectively killed. The …

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You can substantially increase your donations to charity by using Flow-Through investments. If you understand that Flow-Through Shares or Flow-Through Limited Partnerships are volatile investments …

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This strategy was much more effective if you purchased the annuity on or before December 20th, 2002. The strategy is not as common now as the tax rules have changed, but you could still purchase an …

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Most other personal finance blogs that I follow have a weekly post dedicated to linking to other blogs that contain articles they think might be of interest to others. Up until now, I haven't really …

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