Introducing Connect Wealth
Author: Vince Olfert, MBA, CIM, CFP®
New Name, New Look, Same Excellent Service
We are pleased to announce that as of May 1st, 2020, Singer Olfert Financial Group will become Connect Wealth!
Learn more at www.connectwealth.ca.
Connect Wealth is an independent financial planning firm that offers holistic advice to clients based on their current goals and future aspirations. Learn how you can maximize your financial opportunities at www.connectwealth.ca.
Connect Wealth. Bringing Wealth To Life.
BC’s 2018 budget was announced on February 20th. Its focus was to provide lower income households with tax relief. It provides some parents with reduced child care fees while also reassuring parents that spaces in child care and in schools would become more adequate.
There are numerous articles that focus on the many highlights (some are listed below) that will work to assist the many varied interests of middle and lower income households in BC. Less reported however is that in order to provide the tax relief outlined within the budget, the BC Government will undertake a record-breaking capital spend and increase overall taxes to the tune of $4.4 billion over three years.
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If you have ever purchased a home or applied for a loan, you may be familiar with Mortgage Insurance. This is the insurance the bank is obligated to encourage you to take in the event you die or become disabled. It is intended to protect your loved ones from being stuck with the mortgage in the event life takes a wrong turn ie. death. Sounds like a no brainer right? Wrong! There are MANY pitfalls with Mortgage Insurance that put the bank’s best interest ahead of yours for a price that’s not worth it. Read more
The majority of people we talk to do not understand how Tax-Free Savings Accounts (TFSA) work or how to best utilize them. This is partly due to how TFSA’s have been marketed by the banks. Here are some key things to know about these valuable tax shelters the government implemented in 2009.
