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Important tips on leaving real estate in your will

How can Annie ensure her son inherits her condo mortgage-free?

Important tips on leaving real estate in your will

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Avoiding future interest is one way to look at your return on investment

Should Vince cash out his medical pension to pay down his mortgage, or keep it as an indexed $400...

Avoiding future interest is one way to look at your return on investment

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Can you swing early retirement, financially? Try a “test drive”

Julie and Peter are on track to have $100,000 after taxes to spend in retirement. It may even be...

Can you swing early retirement, financially? Try a “test drive”
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6 strategies to help you (legitimately!) pay less capital gains tax

Timing the sale of assets is just one way to take the sting out of the taxman’s bite.

6 strategies to help you (legitimately!) pay less capital gains tax

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How “work optional” can fit into your retirement plan

It’s simple: Retire early. Supplement your pension income with earnings from part-time work you enjoy. And if you’ve planned...

How “work optional” can fit into your retirement plan
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Can we afford to buy a cottage?

When you're saving it helps to be focused on a goal, but Bruce Sellery says it's also important not...

Can we afford to buy a cottage?

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What are the pros and cons of investing in private REITs?

Jeff’s private Real Estate Investment Trust has done well, but he wonders why they aren’t more widely held

What are the pros and cons of investing in private REITs?

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The asset class most investors should be adding to their portfolio

And why it should make up 10% to 15% of your equity holdings

The asset class most investors should be adding to their portfolio

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How to calculate capital gains and losses on rental property

Chris’s rental property used to be his principal residence. After enduring some bad tenants, he’s looking to sell

How to calculate capital gains and losses on rental property