Articles pertaining to general financial information.
It’s back-to-school time for families. But even if your child or grandchild is too young to be in school, it’s not too early for you to be getting ready for their education. That’s because there are government incentives to start...
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Early in my career, I worked in the Rulings Division of Revenue Canada Taxation, now Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). In the realm of cool jobs, it wasn’t on the level of an astronaut, but learning what I did for a...
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Exchanging handmade gifts at Christmas has encouraged more modest and thoughtful gift exchanges ever since
When you hear the Stan Rogers’ song “At Last, I’m Ready for Christmas,” do you wish you didn’t relate so much to the lyrics? The song tells the tale of a couple who “said this year we’d keep things simple,...
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Stillness of St. Margaret's Bay After Sunset
I first met Beryl, a woman in her 60s and a new tax client, about a year after her husband, George, died. We sat at her dining table amidst a sea of papers and prior years’ tax returns. She had...
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Bob Joyce can work from anywhere to help clients.
A few years ago, I had a gym membership with a large chain. One day, the gym offered an assessment and six one-on-one sessions with a personal trainer, all free. Thinking it was time to update my routine, I accepted....
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