Here’s how the CRA puts it: “A withdrawal of contributions can be requested by the RESP subscriber. The contributions can be taken out of the RESP tax-free and returned to the subscriber. The ...

Deb is 56. “Still semi-hot,” she tells me. Wants to retire in seven years. Owns a townhouse and a rescue Chihuahua. She’ll ...

The rule of thumb is that 70% of whatever you made (and lived on) while working should be sufficient. Others scoff, vowing ...

The Americans don’t like being outdone so now they have a king as well; except theirs is not ceremonial, theirs actually operates just like King John pre Magna Carta. If we want to match the Americans ...

Simply a tax remitted to the US Treasury on any money paid out of the country which is then converted to another currency – ...

Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ containing those cuts passed the House last night by the narrowest of margins. It may yet hit a ...

Learn to BBQ. Take up snorkeling. Get a dog. Or a Harley. Just fuhgeddaboud the economy until at least Labour Day because, well, it’ll likely suck. The big impact? On jobs and real estate. Here’s what ...

In my last post I provided a ‘101 tutorial’ on inflation. This week I want to take it one step further and discuss the outlook for inflation and the implications for the equity and bond markets. In ...

The housing market has frozen. Regardless of the outcome tomorrow, the ice will remain. Not only is this faux spring season a major letdown for realtors, brokers, lenders and the guys covered in ...

Lost, but unforgotten in these Trumpian times, is the fact kiddos can’t buy houses. This week Pierre Poilievre stepped in it by saying 36-year-old women are getting ...

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