Using Corporate Owned Life Insurance to Reduce Passive Income Taxation
Executive Summary Effective January 2019, new tax rules will come into effect that will have a dramatic impact on some small business owners. Starting in [...]
Federal Reserve Raises Rates – What Does It Mean for You?
As expected, the Federal Reserve raised its key lending rate, the federal funds rate, on March 16th, two weeks after the Bank of Canada raised [...]
Renting vs. Buying a Home
Housing prices have been climbing quickly. This is especially true in major urban centres where most Canadians live. The rate of increase for the average [...]
February 2022 Monthly Market Update
Last Month in the Markets – February 1st – 28th, 2022 (source: Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/markets, MSCI https://www.msci.com/end-of-day-data-search and ARG Inc. analysis) What Happened in February? Prior [...]
Capital Gains & Tax 101
A capital gain can be defined as an increase in the value of an asset (stocks, shares, etc.) from its original cost price. There are [...]
How to Protect Your Assets Against Inflation
Ever feel like your money is not going as far as it used to? Do not worry, you are not imagining it. You can blame [...]