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Countdown to Year-end – Have you put your tax planning in place?

With less than a month to go before the end of the year, it is time to give some thought to how you are going to put your affairs in order to minimize your taxes next April. Below I have provided several points which you should contemplate for your own tax situation. Some of these…

FINANCIAL FACELIFT: Are these soon-to-be retirees ready to set sail?

Below you will find a real life case study of a couple who are looking for financial advice on when they can retire and how best to arrange their financial affairs. The names and details of their personal lives have been changed to protect their identities. The Globe and Mail often seeks the advice of…

Protecting Your Retirement Portfolio – in a Down Market

When I review the portfolio of a new client as part of their financial plan, they almost always have at least one of the following concerns on their mind. They ask how long can stocks continue to climb given it has been an eight year bull market or how can their portfolio earn any income…

Seven ETFs to counter a Canadian portfolio bias (from the Globe and Mail)

Lorne Zeiler, VP, Portfolio Manager and Wealth Advisor at TriDelta Financial was interviewed by Joel Schlesinger of the Globe and Mail on how Canadian investors can use ETFs to reduce specific Canadian market risks in their portfolios. (Article printed on September 26, 2017). In the investing world, you can have too much of a good…

FINANCIAL FACELIFT: Christopher, 70, wants to ‘ease into retirement’ – and avoid double taxation

Below you will find a real life case study of an individual who is looking for financial advice on when he can retire and how best to arrange his financial affairs. His name and details of his personal life have been changed to protect his identity. The Globe and Mail often seeks the advice of…

Alternative Investments – A proven path to higher and stable returns

Equity markets have recovered significantly in recent years and are now considered fully valued or overvalued. Bond markets have experienced 30 years of declining interest rates and are also expected to have low returns for a while. This suggests it’s time to consider other asset class solutions such as global corporate real estate, infrastructure, private…