Next week is Tax Freedom Day! This is the first day of the year in which Canada has earned enough income to pay its taxes. Every payment to the government of all levels that is officially considered a tax is counted. The purpose of having a tax free day is to provide tax paying citizens with a metric with which… Read More »
Bar Stool Economics Capitalism in the United States is in serious disrepute. The Bush tax cuts have been said to give the top 0.1% of Americans an average of $520,000. That is over 400 times the average tax cut received by middle-class households. Many people are upset at how tax cut policies seem to disproportionately benefit the upper class. If anything,… Read More »
A 50 Dollar Lesson in Personal Responsibility I’d like to share this joke I found on tumblr. I recently asked my friend’s little girl what she wanted to be when she grows up. She said she wanted to be President some day. Both of her parents are liberal Democrats who support Bernie Sanders. They were standing there beside her. So… Read More »
Retirement Account – Taxation Many folks should use tax deferred programs such as the RRSP or 401(k). Contributions made into a retirement account is tax-deductible and can grow tax-free in the account. When it is eventually withdrawn and taxed the plan holder will likely be in a lower income tax bracket. I would personally try to keep investments that produce mostly capital… Read More »
Deciding which accounts to hold different assets in Should you put stocks in your RRSP or TFSA? What about fixed income like bonds? This post will answer these types of asset location questions. Readers should already be somewhat familiar with tax advantaged accounts such as the RRSP, and regular taxable accounts. The importance of asset location Asset allocation… Read More »
Not in my Backyard I recently read an article about a lower mainland couple who doesn’t like how a neighbouring $2 million house sits empty all the time. The yard is unkempt, there are no cars in the driveway and the lack of human presence is “driving [the couple] slightly bananas.” Sacré bleu! You mean to tell me that there… Read More »