The RESP: Would You Turn Down “Free Money”?

There are many reasons to consider a Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP) to save for a child’s future education: tax-deferred growth within the plan, earnings taxed at the child’s tax rate when eventually withdrawn and, of course, the Canada Education Savings Grant (CESG). The CESG consists of funds paid into

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Employee Spotlight: Sheena Schreiner

Introducing Cresco Wealth Management Investment Advisor, Sheena Schreiner. Sheena is one of the longest-tenured employees at Cresco, she is an OG who has worn nearly every hat in wealth management. A “Top 50 Women in Wealth” recipient, Sheena has a true passion for helping her clients. We asked Sheena a

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September Market Insights: Trump’s Trade War

America’s Imperial Twilight or Dawn of a New Golden Age? A Non-Consensus Call for Interest Rates to be “Lower for Longer” “Free trade gives to the foreign producer equal privileges with us. It invites the product of cheap labour to this market to destroy the domestic labour here.” – William

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August Market Insights: Trump’s Fiscal Frenzy

Godfather of Modern Monetary Theory Warns of “Drunken Sailor” Spending “Neither a borrower nor a lender be; For loan oft loses both itself and friend, and borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.” – William Shakespeare, Hamlet Download this PDF here. At this very moment, the U.S. faces a fiscal predicament

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July Market Insights: Navigating The Dual Revolutions

AI’s Underestimated Truth and the Coming Fiscal Storm “History is strewn thick with evidence that a truth is not hard to kill, but a lie, well told, is immortal.” – Mark Twain Download this PDF here. Mark Twain once delivered a sobering reminder of humanity’s tendency to disregard transformative ideas while allowing

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Employee Spotlight: Pete Emes

Pete is an Associate with Cresco Wealth Management at Wellington-Altus Private Wealth. We asked Pete a few questions to help you get to know him better. Tell us about your journey from finance to JUNO-nominated DJ and back to finance! Early in my career I worked for a couple of

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To Defer or Not to Defer: Realizing Capital Gains

increases to the capital gains inclusion rate The proposed* increases to the capital gains inclusion rate have prompted some investors to ask the tax-planning question: To defer, or not to defer? Tax deferral is commonly viewed as a way for investors to create greater future returns, since funds that might

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Three Perspectives on Our Higher Cost of Living

what’s behind our increasing expenditures? With higher inflation, the increasing cost of living has been top of mind for many Canadians. While there has been good news on the inflation front given continuing signs of easing, here are three perspectives on our rising cost pressures. 1. Today, less of our

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FHSA or HBP: Reasons to Prioritize the FHSA

summer brings home-buying season As a result of the federal budget increasing the withdrawal amount for the Home Buyer’s Plan (HBP), some clients have asked which plan is better for younger family members: the First-Home Savings Account (FHSA) or the HBP, via the Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP). As a

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June Market Insights: The Grand Chessboard

Navigating Geopolitical Investments In the grand geopolitical game, it’s not always the most powerful states that hold sway, but often those positioned in critical locations. Their vulnerability can significantly impact the strategies of the world’s power players. – Zbigniew Brzezinski Download this PDF here. In the complex arena of global

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