A colleague of mine was diagnosed with brain cancer today and when I asked whether he had a critical illness policy, he said "NO! Can you believe after all these years of telling clients how important this insurance is, that I did not stop to put my own policy in place." And then he called himself … [Read more...]
RRSP Contribution Deadline is March 2, 2009
Next Monday is your deadline for making an RRSP contribution that will count towards your 2008 tax return. I want to make an important clarification on how much one is able to contribute. If you look at your Notice of Assessment, which is the document that you are sent from CRA after you … [Read more...]
2008 – A Year in Review
There is no doubt that 2008 will be remembered as one of the most remarkable years in the history of the global stock market (and not in a good way). Events have occurred that almost nobody could have predicted, although many seem obvious in hindsight. However, we must move forward. We can't dwell … [Read more...]