Advertisement

A senior-age couple in party clothes celebrate a birthday

Ask a Planner

Should RRIF withdrawals be based on the younger spouse’s age?

Is there an advantage to using a younger spouse’s age to calculate minimum RRIF withdrawals? Find out.

Should RRIF withdrawals be based on the younger spouse’s age?
Tennis player Vasek Pospisil leans on a balcony while smiling for the camera on a sunny day.

My MoneySense

Tennis star Vasek Pospisil on seizing investment opportunities and living without regrets 

When the Canadian tennis player is not playing tennis, he’s reading about finance and economics. He shares his biggest...

Tennis star Vasek Pospisil on seizing investment opportunities and living without regrets 
woman looking down at calculations

Ask a Planner

Financial gifts: What you need to know before giving money or investments

Whether you're giving to a family member or a cause you believe in, these considerations will help ensure your...

Financial gifts: What you need to know before giving money or investments
A CN train is pictured to connect with the earnings report below

Investing

Making sense of the markets this week: October 30, 2022

What the latest Bank of Canada rate hikes mean yet again, and rails keep rolling while tech stocks crater....

Making sense of the markets this week: October 30, 2022
A man with a wedding band is meeting with a lawyer to go over will documents.

Ask a Planner

Can you avoid probate taxes on TFSAs?

Find out how to shield TFSAs from probate taxes, when no beneficiary or successor has been named for the...

Can you avoid probate taxes on TFSAs?

Taxes

Audit-proof your side hustle

The freedom of self-employment comes with the burden of calculating what you owe in taxes and other payments to...

Audit-proof your side hustle
A man sits at a café table writing notes

Financial Planning

How to prepare your finances for coming to Canada

How to prepare your finances for coming to Canada
A bird flying in the sunset to symbolize the 60/40 balance portfolio as a pheonix rising again.

Retired Money

The 60/40 portfolio: A phoenix or a dud for retirees?

Retired or near retirement and rethinking the classic balanced asset allocation? Here’s the debate—that’s not really a debate—on the...

The 60/40 portfolio: A phoenix or a dud for retirees?
A woman stares at her cell phone in disbelief after learning that she has overcontributed to her TFSA

Ask a Planner

“My financial advisor overcontributed to my TFSA—now what?”

Overcontributing to a TFSA can be costly, especially if it goes unnoticed. What can you do if the error...

“My financial advisor overcontributed to my TFSA—now what?”