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Sprott to merge Growth, Small Cap funds

Sprott Asset Management has proposed the merger of its Sprott Growth Fund into Sprott Small Cap Equity Fund, saying investors would benefits from the creation a more cost-efficient fund. The company has closed the growth fund to new money immediately. Allan Jacobs and Peter Imhof are expected to remain as managers of the Small Cap […]

By Staff |June 10, 2011

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CRA on the prowl

More and more, the Canada Revenue Agency is taking a keen interest in how companies, both small and large, structure their tax planning. And it is asking increasingly intrusive questions—not quite audits, but compelling questionnaires. All of this is the name of the GAAR: the General Anti-Avoidance Rule promulgated some 20 years ago. Still, while […]

By Scot Blythe |June 9, 2011

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CE Corner: Tax-Efficient Investing

The aim of tax-efficient investing is not to simply minimize taxes — it’s to maximize the after-tax returns of any investments.

By Staff |June 9, 2011

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Seizing global opportunities

The French philosopher and nobleman was commenting on life in early modern France, a period of political intrigue, war and economic upheaval.

By Don Reed |June 9, 2011

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