Finances

By Anthony Benedict If you own a business, there is a good chance that a great deal of your net worth is tied up in your business. This might be fine while you are younger, but it can become problematic when you start to think about your retirement. It is difficult to predict the future [...]

By Heather Compton and Dennis Blas Many pundits are writing these days about how they see a major shift in consciousness.  Some see it as a natural extension of the Baby Boom generation aging and confronting their own mortality.  Others believe it’s a shift resulting from the wake-up call of the recession, or a broader [...]

By Heather Compton and Dennis Blas Welcome back to Part 2 of our tax strategies series. Last time we looked at tax deductions (such as RRSP contributions and Carrying Charges) which allow us to reduce the amount of income that is subject to taxation: this time our focus is tax credits that reduce the amount [...]

By Heather Compton Back when I was active in the investment industry, concerned fathers and mothers regularly came to me asking if I could please have “the talk” with their daughters or sons. No, I’m not talking about the full disclosure of bedroom history and sexual health issues that often (or certainly should) occur when [...]