Financial Anatomy 101 Archives

Is The Canada Pension Plan A Good Investment For The Self-Employed?

The Canada Pension Plan (CPP) is paid into by all Canadians earning personal income through work. For incorporated professionals, there[…]

When a self-employed person collects personal income, they have to pay into the Canada Pension Plan (CPP). This can be[…]

I am a proponent of passive index ETF investing. Historical performance supports that view with most active managers trailing the[…]

Horizon’s Total Return Index (TRI) ETFs use a swap structure. That makes them very tax-efficient by tracking the total return[…]

The Horizon Total Return Index (TRI) or swap-ETFs have several benefits that I wrote about previously. The most exciting of[…]

In a previous post, I discussed how to assess your risk tolerance and then use that to choose the asset[…]

The Federal government changed the rules in 2018 to limit the small business deduction (SBD) for Canadian Controlled Private Corporations[…]

Norbert’s gambit is a way to exchange Canadian ($CAD) and US Dollars ($USD) using ETFs at a discount brokerage. It[…]

Different holdings serve different functions within your overall portfolio. This post will review the different ETFs used in the Robocorp[…]

Swap-based ETFs have a number of potential benefits for an investor using a taxable account or Canadian Controlled Private Corporation[…]