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One of the top retirement goals for many is travel. As many as 1.5 million so called “snowbirds” travel to the Southern United States during the winter. With summer just around the corner, thoughts turn to travel within our borders, too. The Canada Safety Council states that a few simple …

By the time you read this, we’ll have about three weeks left to get your RRSP Contributions in for the 2015 Tax Year. The final cut off is February 29th due to the Leap Year. The maximum amount this year will be $25,370. I’ll be busy seeing clients throughout February …

“Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face.” George Foreman.   With RRSP season upon us, it might be useful to see how the wealthy invest their funds for some indication as to how they differ from average Canadians. As Baron Rothschild famously stated, “The time to …

Since their introduction in 1957 as an incentive to save for retirement, Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSPs) have evolved into the most popular savings vehicles in Canada. All too often, though, RRSP decisions are made in a panic to meet a deadline, with little or no planning or understanding of …

We hope that everyone had a nice time over the Christmas Holidays and a good finish to 2015. The girls and I enjoyed some down time over the last week of December and Natalie and I got some things done around the house. It was a fairly quiet Christmas but …

Maureen, age 20, figures she can save $400 each month; or she can keep frittering it away at the mall. She lives with her parents and they think she should save it. Dad says, “Put it into an RRSP and get a tax break as well.” Her friends think RRSPs …