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TFSA room bumps to $5,500

Updates after the November Economic Statement.

By Doug Carroll |January 15, 2013

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Year-end tax tips and festive guide to savings

It’s that time of year when hosting and gift-giving make wallets a little lighter. Ernst & Young offers some tips to help Canadians stock up on savings, just in time for the new year. Contribute to TSFA. Make your $5,000 TFSA contributions for 2012, and if you haven’t contributed before, contribute up to $20,000 before […]

By Staff |January 1, 2013

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Prepare clients for OAS and tax changes

There’s a bigger issue behind the new OAS rules than rising life expectancy of Canadians.

By Vikram Barhat |December 17, 2012

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More TFSA room, more savings?

The government’s recent decision to hike TFSA contribution room by $500 has sparked fresh debate on the relevance of the savings vehicle for debt-saddled Canadians.

By Vikram Barhat |December 10, 2012

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TFSA contribution limit increased to $5,500

Canadians will be able to save more in their TFSAs starting in 2013

By Staff |November 26, 2012

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Faceoff: RESPs

Are they the best gift parents can give children, or are there better options?

By Kanupriya Vashisht |October 16, 2012

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TFSA holders aren’t investing

Almost half of Canadians have a TFSA, says a recent CIBC poll. But the problem is nearly half those holders have no plans for the money they save.

By Staff |August 27, 2012

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Canadians cold to RRSPs: BMO

The RRSP deadline has come and gone. And here are the results. Only four in ten Canadians made the RRSP contribution for 2011, according to BMO Annual Post-RRSP Deadline Study.

By Vikram Barhat |March 2, 2012

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Improving the TFSA

With a federal budget on the horizon, and the low likelihood of any goodies, I started thinking about the Conservative party’s campaign promise to eventually double TFSA contribution room.

February 1, 2012

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Rethinking asset location

The so-called “new normal” of ultra-low interest rates continues to lay waste to long-standing investment practices.

By Staff |January 19, 2012

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