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Here’s how freelance workers and entrepreneurs in Canada can use the unique aspects of “working for yourself” to build...

Is gold a safe asset to invest your retirement savings? A Certified Financial Planner offers some perspective.

Would leveraging the equity in a home to invest in dividend-paying investments lead to tax repercussions?

The cost/benefit analysis of liquidating an RRSP can get complex fast. What matters more are your priorities.

The risk of having too much money left when you die is real. Often realizing this comes too late...

GICs were embraced by many Canadian investors last year, whether conservative or not. With rates expected to fall again...

Working Canadian retirees may look at CPP and OAS as extra income. Is putting that money in a TFSA...

When taking a big loss on preferred shares, a MoneySense reader asks if he should hold or sell now.

Tax-loss selling is one way that investors with capital gains can lower their potential tax bill. What is tax-loss...