GM sign at the NYSE for its Q1 earnings report

Stocks

GM reports first-quarter earnings for 2024

General Motors reports strong first-quarter profits as prices help offset small U.S. sales dip.

GM reports first-quarter earnings for 2024
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Home & Décor

How much is a backup power supply for your home? 

Extreme weather is the new norm, so it’s smart to prepare for power outages. Battery backup power could be...

How much is a backup power supply for your home? 
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Ask a Planner

“Should I delay my CPP if I’m not contributing to it?”

You can still benefit from deferring Canada Pension Plan payments with less than maximum contributions.

“Should I delay my CPP if I’m not contributing to it?”
Grieving family gathers around computer to sort through their parents' estate

Ask a Planner

“Our parents just passed. What do we do about their estate?”

Two siblings’ complex inheritance provides a case study in minimizing death taxes.

“Our parents just passed. What do we do about their estate?”

Earn

What are capital gains?

If you’re selling real estate or an investment, you’ll need to understand capital gains. Learn how a capital gain...

What are capital gains?
A woman in the background is adding a "sold" card to a "for sale" real estate sign.

Real Estate

How it works: Capital gains tax on the sale of a property

When is capital gains tax payable on the sale of property? And at what rate are capital gains taxed?...

How it works: Capital gains tax on the sale of a property

Retirement

What is an ALDA?

Pensioners worried about outliving their savings can now use cash from registered accounts to buy a life annuity

What is an ALDA?
A young man is smiles as he considers ways to minimize his capital gains tax

Taxes

Capital gains tax in Canada, explained

Learn how capital gains are taxed and how to avoid paying more taxes than necessary when selling your assets....

Capital gains tax in Canada, explained
Couple looking at their cottage, wondering what the impact of the capital gain changes from Budget 2024

Investing

Making sense of the markets this week: April 21, 2024

Capital gains tax inclusion rate will increase (for some), Netflix chills, U.S. bank earnings solid, and will the loonie...

Making sense of the markets this week: April 21, 2024