by Rona Birenbaum BAS CFP®, CHFS | Apr 5, 2017 | All About Investing, All About Tax, Risk Management
Interest rates are still low. As a result, we are increasingly asked if it makes more sense to invest extra cash rather than pay down debt. The same question comes up when we recommend using non-registered investments to pay down debt. You might be thinking: “If my...
by Rona Birenbaum BAS CFP®, CHFS | Mar 23, 2017 | All About Investing, Musings, We Think You Might Enjoy...
Typically, severance packages do not include a continuation of disability insurance. This, despite the courts having made clear* that an employer is obligated to continue all benefits during the common law notice period, in the absence of a contract stating otherwise!...
by Rona Birenbaum BAS CFP®, CHFS | Mar 21, 2017 | In the News
The relative merits of RRSP versus corporate investing depend on the type of income the investment itself generates. Download Article (PDF) >
by Rona Birenbaum BAS CFP®, CHFS | Feb 23, 2017 | All About Investing, Musings, We Think You Might Enjoy...
Lucky Americans – they pay much lower investment advisory fees than we do in Canada. Or so many people think … but is it true? With the new CRM2 legislation showing investors how much you pay for advice, it’s considerably easier to do a cross-border comparison. Let’s...
by Rona Birenbaum BAS CFP®, CHFS | Feb 16, 2017 | All About Investing, Cash Flow Concerns, Risk Management, We Think You Might Enjoy...
Bidding wars are a fact of life when waging the buying war for Toronto real estate. Bully offers and condition-free offers seem to be one of the only tickets to a successful bid. Sellers have discovered that a mild staging is sufficient to generate competition for...
