Cleaning Up Our Mess
Cleaning Up Our Mess
The Financialist • Issue 109 • April 2011
BY ALAIN QUENNEC BComm CFP FMA CIM
Like most children, when I was growing up, my mother was always after me to clean up after myself, saying, “You d...
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Income Splitting and Free Vacations
Income Splitting and Free Vacations
The Financialist • Issue 107 • October 2010
BY ALAIN QUENNEC BComm CFP FMA CIM
Under the Canadian system of progressive taxation, the tax we pay on our last dollar of income is greater than t...
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Capitalism Redux
Capitalism Redux
The Financialist • Issue 102 • July 2009
BY ALAIN QUENNEC BComm CFP FMA
The most recent gyrations of the equity markets have caused many investors to focus more and more on...
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Charitable Giving
Charitable Giving
The Financialist • Issue 97 • April 2008
BY ALAIN QUENNEC BComm CFP FMA
Canadian taxfilers reported making charitable donations totalling $8.5 billion in 2006, up 8.3% from the $7.9 billion donated in ...
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