April 17th – IRA 2011 Contribution Deadline

Ringing alarm clock - Deadline for IRA Contribution

There are many ways to increase your retirement fund and still get the tax benefits – consider contributing to an IRA to diversify your financial (retirement) portfolio. However, you must ensure you are eligible to avoid any IRS-assessed penalties in the future. Let’s take a look at the benefits of an IRA, the types of [...]

6 Month Emergency Fund

6 Month Emergency Fund

  Having some money saved up in the bank is crucial when it comes to expanding your financial portfolio and covering your bases just in case something happens. It’s important to have extra money in the bank because you never know what unexpected expenses will surface. You can say that won’t happen to you, that [...]

Saving For Your Child’s Education

Saving for Your Child's Education

Having a proper education is vitally important if you want to get a high powered career and good pay to go with it, especially since competition is fiercer than ever and high class industries and firms will only take the best of the best. It might seem like an overwhelming task when it comes to [...]

What is an RRSP?

What is an RRSP?

An RRSP stands for a Registered Retirement Savings Plan and has been around since 1957. This is a plan for individuals to save up for their retirement by giving them tax advantages. An RRSP is – Registered with the Canadian federal government – Legally recognized as a trust – Offers tax benefits over regular investment [...]

How to Make Your Own Will

How to Make Your Own Will

Having a will is important as it ensures that your money as well as your possessions will be left to the right person or people after you are gone. Without a will, everything you have worked for may end up in the hands of the government and your family and other close loved ones could [...]

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