Curious about Registered Education Savings Plans (RESPs) and if they could be the right investment account to help you save for your child's education? Check out the information below to learn more about RESPs and their flexibility in helping you save for education.

Curious about Tax-Free Savings Accounts (TFSAs) and if they could be the right investment account to help you reach your goals? Check out the information below to learn more about TFSAs and their flexibility in helping you save for various goals. 

Curious about Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSPs) and if they could be the right investment account to help you reach your retirement goals? Check out the information below to learn more about RRSPs and how they can help you save more towards your retirement.

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It’s almost time to get your 2017 income tax statements ready, and while we’re well into 2018, there is one more thing you can do to increase your 2017 tax return: contribute to your RRSP. 

One of the biggest advantages of investing in a Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) is that any contributions you make will reduce your taxable income in the year the contribution is applied to. While the prior tax year is over, the government allows you to also apply contributions to the prior tax year if they are made in the first 60 days of the following year. The deadline for 2017 RRSP contributions is March 1, 2018.

Looking back over the past year, global equites ended up performing stronger than most analysts predicted, consumer confidence improved, volatility was down, and central banks kept inflation in check. All in all, besides weakness in the US dollar and underperformance in Canada, portfolios had a very strong year.