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Canadian Dental Care Plan Renewal Deadline Approaches

Know Your Client!   It’s a daily commitment and requirement, especially in the work that financial advisors do with their clients.   It’s imperative that you ask about any significant changes in their lives. Has there been a significant new event:   a move to take a new job or go to university, a marriage or divorce, a new birth, a disability or a death? And, in the case of income tested benefits such as the Canadian Dental Care Plan, (CDCP) do they qualify?  Did they file their tax return on time to get it?  Do you know the deadlines for doing so?  Do you know when coverage ends if your client now longer qualifies?

Canadian Forces Personnel and Police Get Tax Break

Since 2004 certain members of the Canadian forces or a Canadian police force serving on a deployed operational mission that is assessed at a high risk level. 

Who is Eligible for the Old Age Security Pension?

According to Services Canada, this depends on your age and your years of residence in Canada.

Re-Accumulation: Thinking It Through

Don's incredulous. He’s a do-it-yourself investor and he has had a bad several years. His half a million dollar RRSP portfolio is now worth $250,000. He wants to know: What does it take to recover and re-accumulate $250,000 over the next ten years—the time Don has left until retirement?

Don’t Forget the Tax Implications When Investing in a Rental Property

The acquisition of a revenue property is often a good way to increase net worth. If you are planning to take on a rental property, be sure to keep the tax implications in mind. Rental properties are often audited. 

Distinguished Advisor Conference Nearly Sold Out!

Only 5 rooms left! Register for DAC before July and receive extended early bird rates!

DAC 2013: Diana Bishop – Packaging Your Expertise for the 21st Century

Can you package your expertise? Can you bring value to your professional practice by better understanding what your personal and business brand is all about? What is your unique ability?
 
 
 
Knowledge Bureau Poll Question

Does the new government’s promise, expected soon, to cut the lowest personal income tax rate by 1% to 14%, go far enough to help Canadians impacted by high costs? What are alternatives in your view?

  • Yes
    6 votes
    9.68%
  • No
    56 votes
    90.32%