Year-End Personal Tax Tips for 2024
Download this PDF here. Tax planning is a year-round activity, however as 2024 comes to an end, there are several key opportunities to take advantage of available credits, deductions, and savings. Here are a few strategies to consider before the new year: Review Accrued Capital Gains With the proposed increase to the capital gains inclusion […]
December Market Insights: A Year In Review
The Best of Times, the Worst of Times “It was the best of times; it was the worst of times…” – Charles Dickens Download this PDF here. As we reflect on the market journey from late 2023 to the present and look ahead to 2025, the resilience and dynamism of the global economy stand out […]
Executor’s Checklist
As an estate executor, you may face unfamiliar responsibilities and questions, during an often highly emotional time. The good news is your Wellington-Altus advisor and our experienced team of tax and estate professionals are here to help. Among the various tools and estate planning strategies available to you, we’ve created this handy checklist* which outlines […]
U.S. Election Special Market Insights: American System 2.0
A Trump Victory – Propelling the U.S. into a New Gilded Age “Let us be brave in the face of hazards. Let us not fear wrongs, or wounds, or bonds, or poverty.” – Lucius Annaeus Seneca Download this PDF here. As the Roman philosopher and statesman Lucius Annaeus Seneca once said: “Yield not to adversity; trust not […]
November Market Insights: Money For Nothing
The Illusion of Easy Wealth in Today’s Economy “That ain’t workin’ that’s the way you do it; Money for nothing and your chicks for free.” – Dire Straits Download this PDF here. There are moments in life that leave a lasting impression. For me, two significant memories from the 1985 Live Aid concert stand out: […]
October Market Insights: The Great Delusion
Are We Trapped in a Cycle of Change That Never Changes? A Forecast for 2025 and Beyond “The more things change, the more they stay the same.” – Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr Download this PDF here. As we emerge from the shadow of COVID-19, a narrative of robust economic recovery has taken hold. Yet, beneath this […]
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 McKinley Download this PDF here. […]
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 which urgently calls for proactive […]
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 misconceptions to persist. As we […]
Wellington-Altus Recognized as Canada’s Top-Rated Investment Dealer for Fifth Consecutive Year
The accolades continue for our firm, as Wellington-Altus Private Wealth has once again been recognized as Canada’s top-rated investment dealer* for the fifth consecutive year. Investment Executive’s 2024 Brokerage Report Card evaluates Canada’s leading investment dealers based on various criteria that are rated by a firm’s own advisors. Categories include receptiveness to advisor feedback, products […]