by Rona Birenbaum BAS CFP®, CHFS | Jul 5, 2018 | All About Investing, All About Tax
First – why do you think you’ve over-contributed? Is it because your account value exceeds the accrued contribution limit? Only your deposits are considered as contributions to your TFSA – not your earned returns on the money you put in. Boring Betty and...
by Rona Birenbaum BAS CFP®, CHFS | Jul 5, 2018 | All About Investing, All About Tax
As I write, in 2018, the Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA) program is ten years old. And what a fine ten-year-old it is! Who doesn’t love being able to set money aside tax-free, for a lifetime? Not to mention, any amount contributed, as well as any income earned in the...
by Rona Birenbaum BAS CFP®, CHFS | Jan 9, 2018 | All About Investing, All About Tax, Retirement
Time flies when you’re saving money. Lo and behold, you are turning 71 which is the deadline for converting your Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) into a Registered Retirement Income Fund (RRIF). A portfolio strategy suitable for accumulating a retirement...
by Rona Birenbaum BAS CFP®, CHFS | Apr 5, 2017 | All About Investing, All About Tax, Risk Management
Interest rates are still low. As a result, we are increasingly asked if it makes more sense to invest extra cash rather than pay down debt. The same question comes up when we recommend using non-registered investments to pay down debt. You might be thinking: “If my...
by Rona Birenbaum BAS CFP®, CHFS | Jul 21, 2015 | All About Investing, All About Tax
Increased benefits begin at the end of this month. The UCCB was increased to $160 per month for each child under the age of six. The UCCB was expanded to children aged 6 through 17. Parents will receive a benefit of up to $60 per month for each child in their care...
by Guest Blogger | May 22, 2014 | All About Investing, All About Tax, Risk Management
Guest blogger: Mark Goodfield In August 2011, Mark posted a blog titled “The Income Tax implications of Purchasing a Rental Property”. There are 300 comments and answers on that post (so many that he added a note at the end of the blog a while back, that he would stop...