Will they or won’t they? Rumours continue to swirl that the Liberals plan to raise taxes by cutting back on the break Canadians get from capital gains — even though they’ve never campaigned on the issue. That concern could lead to some panic selling of assets as people try to avoidContinue Reading
Many investors I spoke to at a three-day investment conference last week extolled the virtues of the dividend stocks they owned. These investors loved how dividend-paying companies seem to just to keep going up, and the dividend money just keeps rolling in. “It almost seems like a scam,” one investorContinue Reading
As I mentioned in the Old Age Security (OAS) clawback article, a reader requested an explanation of the various seniors benefits in Canada. While I’ve explained some income sources (oas and gis), lets get into a couple popular tax credits. Age Amount Tax Credit This tax credit, as the nameContinue Reading