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The Income Tax Bond

Don, 65, and Marie, 63, are about to retire. They have accumulated about $500,000 in …

Mortgage Rules Tightened

In an effort to crack down on speculators and to discourage people from taking on …

Tax-Free Savings Plans

When Sophia first heard the term Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA), the first thing that came …

Can You Spot a Ponzi Scheme?

On June 29, 2009, Bernard Lawrence ‘Bernie’ Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison …

On May 25, 2009 Finance Canada announced some proposed changes to how Canada Pension Plan …

Ralph and Louise have seen the TV commercials featuring Gordon Pape, the financial author, as …

Cooler heads will prevail

The newspaper headlines read: ‘Roller coaster stock markets have investors feeling queasy’ (The Globe and …

Great Depression 2.0?

It’s been a long and volatile quarter in the financial world. Markets are taking most …

A great new opportunity

The Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA) was introduced in the February 2008 Federal Budget and will …