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Season's Greetings!

A special greetings to all of you this Holiday Season!

A heartfelt thank you for your continued patronage and confidence in me and my team.  May the Holiday Season bring you much joy and special times with your family and loved ones.

We have been asked by many of our clients to donate to the same charities this year, as last, in lieu of sending out calendars.  As such, in your honour, donations have been sent to the following charities (please click on the names to bring you to the websites of these charitable organizations)

SHARE Society

Friends In Need Food Bank

The Salvation Army

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Heading South for the winter? Own property down in the USA? Here is some important info for you!

With the excellent prices on real estate down South now a days, more and more Canadian are buying up property in the USA to escape from our cold wet Canadian winters.  If you are one of these people, make sure you are fully aware of your responsibilities to both CRA and "Uncle Sam". 

CLICK HERE to read the CRA pamphlet for those owning property in the USA.  CLICK HERE to read an excellent article which was posted in the Globe and Mail explaining some key points to consider should you own property in the USA.

If you have any questions regarding any of these articles, please feel free to contact me at 604-468-0888 or EMAIL ME.

Year End Strategies for 2011

As the final weeks of 2011 draw to a close, most of us are focused on Christmas shopping, holiday parties and New Year's festivities.  However, this is also the time to implement any final tax strategies that could help put more tax dollars back in your pocket.  Here is a laundry list of strategies from Mackenzie Investments that may go a long way to help reduce your taxes for 2011.  CLICK HERE for the full article and all the strateties.

Shedding some light on the Europe situation

There is no question that there are investor fears that are having a huge impact on what is going on in Europe right now, thus being one of the big factors contributing to the fluctuations in the market.

I had come across this article in late November which I found a very easy read, explaining what is going on in the European nations and the effects it is having on the world markets. 

The article was posted in the National Post on November 22nd. If you have about 5 minutes, do take a read through it, as I'm sure you will find it quite informative.  CLICK HERE to read the article, and if you have any questions or comments, please feel free to call or email me.

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