September 2018 VPI Canadian Equity Pool – Growth Through Business Ownership To read the complete newsletter click here
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Family meetings emerging as a new facet of financial planning
We take a very holistic approach and have a documentation system for our clients to assist with organizing their estate affairs similar to the concepts outlined in this article. To read more about family meetings and ideas to support your financial/estate planning needs click here.
Bank of Canada raises benchmark interest rate to 1.5%
The Bank of Canada has decided to raise it’s benchmark interest rate to 1.5% noting trade tensions. To read an update on the budget click here.
Bank Owned Royal Mutual Funds reprimanded for violating sales practice rule
An Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) hearing panel has approved a settlement with Toronto-based Royal Mutual Funds Inc., in which the mutual fund dealer will pay more than $1 million to settle allegations that it contravened the mutual fund sales practices rule by paying reps higher commissions to sell its proprietary funds, the OSC announced on… Read more »
VPI Canadian Equity Pool Newsletter – April 2018
April 2018 VPI Canadian Equity Pool – Growth Through Business Ownership To read the complete newsletter click here
VPI Canadian Equity Pool Newsletter – March 2018
March 2018 VPI Canadian Equity Pool – Growth Through Business Ownership To read the complete newsletter click here
VPI Canadian Equity Pool Newsletter – December 2017
December 2017 VPI Canadian Equity Pool – Growth Through Business Ownership To read the complete newsletter click here
Liberals trimming small business tax rate to stanch political bleeding
Prime Minister Trudeau also says the government won’t be changing the lifetime capital gains rule. The Trudeau government took the first of several steps Monday to stanch the bleeding from a self-inflicted political wound, resurrecting a campaign promise to cut taxes for small businesses outraged by it’s controversial tax-reform proposals. To read the entire story… Read more »
Interest rates have finally increased: How that could affect your loans
From mortgages to lines of credit, the rise in the ‘overnight rate’ will hit Canadian consumers. After seven years of leaving its key interest steady or cutting it to near-historic lows, the Bank of Canada has finally increased its overnight rate by 0.25 percentage points to 0.75 per cent. The overnight rate determines the rate at… Read more »
Bank of Canada Raises Interest Rates for the first time in seven years
The Bank of Canada’s first interest-rate hike in seven years has set in motion a complex unwinding of a near-decade-long era of easy money. To read the complete article click here.