By Kim Inglis As another tax season winds down, many Canadians prepare to receive their tax refunds. While some make good use of the refunds,…
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How investors can benefit from DRIPs
By Kim Inglis Wise investors have dividend-paying investments in their portfolios and, if they don’t require the income, are even wiser to consider dividend reinvestment…
Flow-through shares and tax planning
By Kim Inglis As Canadian investors contemplate tax season, they think about efficiency. Do I pay too much in taxes? How can I minimize them? One answer…
Mutual funds and key considerations for investors
By Kim Inglis Mutual funds have long been a favorite of Canadian investors. According to the Investment Funds Institute of Canada (IFIC), 4.6 million Canadian…
Different strategies for using ETFs in your portfolio
By Kim Inglis Independent research and consultancy firm ETFGI reports there are 5,410 exchange-traded products (ETPs) globally, with 10,477 listings from 222 providers listed on…
Market neutral investing as a supplement to fixed income
By Kim Inglis Sensitivity to market volatility and concerns about rising interest rates have many investors turning to alternative strategies as a way to get…
Tax efficient investing through use of corporate class structure
By Kim Inglis As Benjamin Franklin said, “in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” Fortunately for some Canadian…
Behavioural finance and how rules-based investing helps build stable portfolios
By Kim Inglis According to BlackRock, the average investor underperforms virtually all other traditional asset classes and even inflation. When comparing 20-year annualized returns by…
Two key types of investor protection
By Kim Inglis With widespread political uncertainty, especially the turmoil throughout the European Union, many investors wonder how well their money is protected in the…