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(December 7, 2006) Canadians have been getting richer over the past few years, according to the latest data from StatsCan, but they are also taking on far more debt than in the past. The survey of financial security covered the period from 1999 to 2005, finding that median net worth rose 23.2% over that period, […]

By Staff |December 7, 2006

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Advisor incorporation rule delayed…again

Remember your school days, when you’d ask for an extension on a project because, gosh darnit, you just had too much on the go? If you were lucky enough to get an extension, you probably wouldn’t push your luck and ask for another as the new deadline approached. Fast-forward to 2001. The newly minted MFDA […]

By Steven Lamb |December 7, 2006

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Income Investing Roundtable

(December 2006) The overarching influences on the entire income sector are demographics and interest rates.With the aging of baby boomers, Canada is faced with a burgeoning retirement community. While these boomers value income investing as a necessary part of post-retirement income, another phenomenon is taking place: younger investors are jumping on the income investing bandwagon. […]

By Staff |December 6, 2006

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(December 6, 2006) Believe it or not, sometimes people will not accept free money. That’s the finding of an Environics poll commissioned by H&R Block Canada, which found that more than half of Canadians are unaware of new tax credits included in the first Conservative budget. “More than 80% of full-time-employed Canadians polled said they […]

By Staff |December 6, 2006

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