During times of economic turmoil, we often hear words like recession and depression thrown around. Over the next two weeks, we’ll look at both terms to see what they mean.We’ll sta...
Our review of stock purchasing and selling order types concludes this week with a look at stop orders. A stop order is an order to buy or sell stock when it moves past a particular...
Last week we began our three-week series on common order types by looking at market orders. Today we’re reviewing limit orders. A limit order is also known as a pending order. A li...
As DIY investing becomes easier with the rise of online investing and app investing through smart devices, more investors are taking a shot at investing in the stock market. If you...
When you make a trade, or your adviser makes a trade for you on your behalf, is there tax charged on that trade? By tax we mean HST in Nova Scotia, or GST in other parts of the cou...
One of our readers is interested in investing in equities. However, they are not sure how taxes work when investing in companies that are listed on a foreign market like the New Yo...
Developed by Fraser Smith in 2002, the Smith Maneuver is a legal tax strategy that makes interest on residential mortgages tax deductible. Please note, before reading further, this...
We went over Tax Free Savings Accounts (TFSA) in a previous blog post. As we explained in that post, a TFSA is an account that can hold cash or several different types of investmen...
