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June Market Insights: The Grand Chessboard
June 4, 2024 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 finance, as […]
May Market Insights: Out Of Options
May 2, 2024 Navigating An Era Of Fiscal Dominance, Rate Cuts And Debt Monetization Those who fail to learn from history are condemned to repeat it. – Sir Winston Churchill Download this PDF here. The Ghost of Arthur Burns U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, deeply mindful of Arthur Burns’ missteps and inspired by Paul […]
Highlights from the 2024 Federal Budget
The 2024 Federal Budget, tabled on April 16, 2024, provides a mix of expected measures and a few surprises. In line with the announcements leading up to Budget Day, Budget 2024 outlines a multitude of measures targeted at housing affordability and the cost of living. The big question was how the government was going to […]
Q1 Quarterly Compass Newsletter
As we move forward, we remain steadfastly committed to continual improvement. In this spirit, we have introduced a survey tool that we will send out prior to each Wealth Road Map Review Meeting – the objective is to allow for reflection and the construction of an agenda based on your areas of interest. Continued feed […]
April Market Insights: Greenspan’s Game Of Thrones
April 2, 2024 Navigating the Monsters and Bubbles of Today’s Transformative Economy “There are no heroes; in life, the monsters win.” – Sansa Stark, Game of Thrones Download this PDF here. We are at a pivotal moment in history, one that former U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan might liken to a historical juncture, where […]
2024 Tax Resources
March 25, 2024 2024 Wellington-Altus Corporate Tax Reference Card Personal Tax Planning Cards LIF and RLIF Minimum & Maximum Factors Personal and Corporate Tax Integration Reference Cards 2024 Form T1135 – Foreign Income Verification Statement 2024 Canada/U.S. Cross-border Tax Reference Card Income Tax Information Slips: Important Dates Income Tax Returns: Important Dates and Deadlines […]
No Drama: Plan for a Smooth Family Business Succession
Download this PDF here. Succession planning is vital to ensuring the orderly transition of a family business from one generation to the next. Yet family business owners tend to avoid this complex and emotional exercise for many reasons: their identity is too closely tied to the business, they are too busy with day-to-day operations, or […]
Making the Most of Canadian Registered Accounts: A Quick Reference Guide
Download this article as a PDF. Canadians have access to a plethora of tax-preferred vehicles for saving and investing, each of which provides unique planning opportunities and trade-offs, as well as their own rules and conditions that must be followed. With so many options, determining the best use for each type of account as part […]
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