Tax Strategies

Financially Smart Divorce

Divorce is never financially smart! As a financial planner, I don’t recommend divorce. It’s bad for your finances! However, you can go through it in the most financially smart way – to leave both of you in the best possible position. We have seen quite a few people go through divorce. We’ve seen some total…

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Best Ways to Get a Bigger Tax Refund

I was recently interviewed by Isabelle Docto from Daily Hive on the “Best Ways to Get a Bigger Tax Refund”. She asked two really interesting questions that didn’t make it into the interview, so I thought I’d answer them in this video. The questions are: Please check out the original article here: https://dailyhive.com/canada/best-ways-bigger-tax-return Watch the…

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Live Q&A from Canadian Financial Summit 2022 

In November 2022 I was a speaker at the Canadian Financial Summit. It is Canada’s #1 online financial summit. Kornel Szrejber who runs the event & the Build Wealth Canada podcast, did a Live Q&A with me for exclusive access pass holders. He gave me a link to this private event, so I could share…

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How to Donate Effectively

As we come upon the holiday season and the New Year, it’s a time to reflect on your life. You may be thinking – what difference can I make in the world? As a financial planner I talk a lot about money, however, it’s not really about the money itself, but what it does for…

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How to Design Your Retirement Income: An Overview

With so much advice on retirement, sometimes it’s hard to know what to do. How do you put all the details together to get the retirement income you want with the minimum lifetime tax? Quite a few people asked me questions about retirement income in response to my last video. In my latest video, you’re…

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What Is the Highest Quality Financial Planning Advice?

PART # 1 PART # 2 *Please Note: For some reason the video cut-off, so we have included the second half of the video in Part #2. How do you know you’re getting the highest quality financial planning advice? Last week I asked my social media followers and blog readers what financial topics you would…

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Using Your Corporation As Your Retirement Fund

Can you fund your retirement from your corporation? That’s the question I answer in my latest video specifically for business owners. This is part # 2 of the video I did last week, where I go deeper into tax-efficient investment strategies when owning a corporation. It may seem complicated (if you’re talking to your accountant),…

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5 Best Ideas To Optimize The Smith Manoeuvre

Is your mortgage tax deductible? You know the basics about the Smith Manoeuvre. This video is about the practical issues you may run into and how to maximize the benefits. We are Canada’s Smith Manoeuvre experts and have helped thousands of families implement it. Many “Smith Manoeuvre experts” just offer you a mortgage and leave…

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