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2025 Tax-Filing Season Guide: Planning Your 2024 Taxes
With significant shifts to the capital gains inclusion rate and AMT rules now in effect, proactive planning is essential for high-net-worth families. This guide provides a strategic checklist of critical deadlines and optimization opportunities — from RRSP transitions to new trust reporting reliefs — to secure your tax position for the year ahead.
What does the future hold for GICs? – November 2024
Interest rates are falling. What does that mean for GICs?
Q3 2024 Investment Report: Shifting Leadership in a Changing Global Market
The third quarter of this year (July, August, and September 2024) provided a powerful reminder that all markets are international: Actions by governments and companies on the other side of the world directly impact our strategy and our results.
What do Interest Rate Changes Mean for Your Portfolio? – September 2024
The seasons are changing, and so is the prime lending rate.
Q2 2024 Investment Report: Rate Cuts Begin as Markets Build on Strong Momentum
The Canadian Central Bank has cut interest rates and we expect further cuts this year and next. This gives us some appealing options moving forward.
The key to growth is starting early
Our June newsletter focuses on young people and the importance of having a long-term outlook.
Community Connections - May 2024
With so much of our lives becoming virtual, it is more important than ever to maintain connections with our communities.
Q1 2024 Investment Report: Strong Returns and a Broadening Market—Not a Bubble
Q1 of 2024 saw promising returns, but are we in a bubble? In short, no. The underlying metrics are strong and stable.
2024 Tax-Filing Season Guide: Planning Your 2023 Taxes
Your essential data reference for the 2024 tax year. Access the 'hard numbers'—including the $31,560 RRSP limit , the $7,000 TFSA room, and the 2024 federal tax bracket breakdown.