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You're Being Taxed on Your Tax-Free Savings Account

Tim Paziuk | Posted 04.25.2013 | Canada Business
Read More: Taxes, Canadian Parliament, Bc Hst, Rrsp, Saving for Retirement, Hst, Saving Money, Savings, Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Canada Business News
Tim Paziuk

I wish we could call a "time out" for politicians. Wouldn't it be great if we could send them to some dark room in Parliament and make them think about what they're doing? I'm talking about the tax you pay on your RRSP and all other types of investment accounts. Tax on TFSAs, RESPs and RDSPs. Yes, you're reading this correctly.

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How to Have a Baby Without Going Broke

BabyPost | Posted 04.12.2013 | Canada Living
Read More: New Parents, New Baby, Savings, Advice for New Parents, Family Finances, How Expensive Is a Baby, What to Buy for a Baby, Gail Vaz-Oxlade, Cost of Children Canada, Baby Expenses, Canada Living News
BabyPost

Sleep deprivation. Endless laundry. Drained bank accounts. Parenthood is nothing if not good for clichés! There's not much that can be done about sleep and laundry, but fortunately, there are lots of ways to soften the blow to your wallet when a new baby comes along.

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How to Get the Best Return on Your Savings

Posted 02.21.2013 | Canada Business
Read More: Saving for Retirement, Investment, Rrsp, RRSP Season, Rrsp vs Tfsa, Tfsa, Canada Rrsp, Savings, Canada Business News

It's the eternal question: if you want to secure your financial future, how should you go about it? Should you save or should you invest? Well, the ty...

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Postponing Retirement Can Be a Good Thing

David Gratzer | Posted 12.26.2011 | Canada
Read More: Aging, Canada, Retirement, Delayed Retirement, Medical Expenses, Savings, Health Canada, Health Care, Canada News
David Gratzer

Star quarterbacks throw touchdowns into their 40s. Seniors populate the country club's greens -- and also the House of Commons and the Supreme Court. Retirement, once seen as a brief interlude between work and death, spans decades for some. Old age has been redefined.

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Canadians' Financies Strained, Have No Room For Error: RBC

CP | Sunny Freeman, The Canadian Press | Posted 12.26.2011 | Canada Business
Read More: Rbc, Bank of Canada, Mark Carney, RBC Canadian Consumer Outlook Index, Canada Household Debt, Mind the Gap, Jim Flaherty, Canada Economy, Craig Wright, Royal Bank of Canada, Canada Savings, Rbc Survey, Cp, Video, Canada Business News

TORONTO - Consumer confidence has dipped to levels last reported 2 1/2 years ago during the depths of the recession, as Canadians grapple with higher ...

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How You Think About Money Is as Important as How Much You Have

Kathy Barthel | Posted 11.13.2011 | Canada Living
Read More: Investments, Saving for Retirement, Money, Rrsp, Boomers, Retirement Savings, Sandwich Generation, Gics, Baby Boomers, Finance, Employment, Money Tips, Money Advice, Savings, Canada Living News
Kathy Barthel

Often it's how you think about money that is keeping you from having enough to live on comfortably. Is it better to be poor and happy than rich and unhappy? Are you optimistic that things will work out somehow? What beliefs have you developed about money and are they sound?

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