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Estate Planning

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Estate Planning

Don’t squander your legacy

Proper inheritance planning is crucial to ensure a smooth wealth transfer to the next generation. Here are three essential...

Don’t squander your legacy
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Retirement

CPP payment dates this year, and more to know about the Canada Pension Plan

Here’s how Canada’s retirement pension plan works, who’s eligible for CPP, when you can start receiving CPP, and CPP...

CPP payment dates this year, and more to know about the Canada Pension Plan

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Tax implications of adding a child’s name to your rental property

To fully understand the potential tax outcomes, consider legal versus beneficial ownership, the capital gains inclusion rate, changes to...

Tax implications of adding a child’s name to your rental property
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Why a reverse mortgage should be a last resort for most Canadian retirees

Reverse mortgages do the job of freeing up income for house-rich, cash-poor Canadian seniors. But their terms are often...

Why a reverse mortgage should be a last resort for most Canadian retirees

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A parents’ guide to home down payment gifts and loans

Many parents loan or gift money to their adult children for real estate purchases. Here are the legal and...

A parents’ guide to home down payment gifts and loans
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Is now the time for retirees to sell stocks and buy GICs?

Is now the time for retirees to sell stocks and buy GICs?
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Real Estate

Yes, a cottage is an investment property—here’s how to minimize capital gains tax

Should you “invest” in a cottage? And if you do, what happens when you sell it, give it away...

Yes, a cottage is an investment property—here’s how to minimize capital gains tax

Retired Money

Why these authors want you to spend your money and die with $0 saved

According to the book Die with Zero, we should all run out of money just as we run out...

Why these authors want you to spend your money and die with $0 saved

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Selling a cottage to a family member: What that means for capital gains

If the property was bought before 1994, there may already have a $100,000 capital gains deduction.

Selling a cottage to a family member: What that means for capital gains

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