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WHEN SHOULD YOU START TAKING CPP?

IS THERE AN OPTIMAL AGE TO TAKE THE CANADA PENSION PLAN? For many, the answer is yes: the optimal age is to delay CPP to age 70. Before we get into the reasons why, let me say that this isn’t one-size-fits-all. Everyone’s circumstances are different. So if you’ve already started taking CPP and you...

October 30, 2024

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B-SIDE: RE-INTRODUCING ASSANTE’S WEALTH MATTERS WEBCASTS

Also in response to the diverse interests that were expressed in The Client Survey, we are happy to reintroduce you to Wealth Matters Webcasts, which take place quarterly and offer cutting edge content from a wide variety of experts in both financial and non-financial fields. Earlier this summer, Dr. Greg Wells hosted the Wealth Matters...

September 19, 2024

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GOOD STRESS. BAD STRESS.

In late August, I had the honour of working as a Judge at the 2024 Masters CrossFit Games in (you are reading this right!) Birmingham, Alabama. If you go look it up on YouTube, scan the judges for a strawberry blond with a white knee sleeve and yup, that’s me. Certainly, one city in the...

September 19, 2024

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ASSANTE MARKET UPDATE: EXPECT VOLATILITY

Surround Friends and Family, You’ve heard me say it many times – market corrections are normal, necessary, and part of the plan. If you want the long-term returns of the market, you must go through the short-term ups and downs – that’s how it works. Last week was a volatile one and the question is whether this...

September 9, 2024

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BARE TRUSTS – RULE CHANGES FROM 2023 AND WHAT’S AHEAD FOR 2024

You may recall in our prior writing from February of this year we had detailed the changes for Trust reporting rules starting for the 2023 filing year which came with the inclusion for new reporting Trusts. Those new rules came with many questions for investors which included the issue for “bare trusts” which are an...

August 28, 2024

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B-SIDE: SEPTEMBER – IT’S OFF TO UNIVERSITY FOR MY OLDEST!

As the summer draws to a close many of us are finishing up vacations and prepping for back to school. This year is especially important for my wife and myself as our oldest is heading off to his first year of University (The RESP funds are finally going to be used!) I am excited to...

August 28, 2024

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DO MARKETS PREFER A DEMOCRAT OR REPUBLICAN?

HOW WILL THE US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION AFFECT MARKETS? Above are the questions I am getting a lot lately. Here’s my answer: The general playbook in the fourth year of a presidential cycle is consolidation during the first half of the year. This basically means a range-bound or sideways market, before accelerating into the back half...

August 7, 2024

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REAL ESTATE OR STOCKS?

WHICH DO YOU THINK IS A BETTER LONG-TERM INVESTMENT – REAL ESTATE OR STOCKS? If you said real estate, you would agree with the latest results from Gallup’s 2024 survey, in which Americans at all income levels perceive real estate as a better investment than other options. In fact, real estate has been at the...

July 30, 2024

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B-SIDE: CLIENT INSIGHTS SURVEY FINDINGS

Photo by: Ann H (Pexels) The Client Survey from Absolute Engagement landed in your inboxes on April 25th. A very important exercise conducted by this leading client research company, the exercise and its various reports and insights gives us critical feedback on our ability to delivery on what you deem most important. Our highest priority...

June 27, 2024

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DOMESTICATE, OR BE DOMESTICATED: LIVING WITH PURPOSE IN THE A.I. REVOLUTION

“Good morning. It’s 7 A.M. The weather in Malibu is 72 degrees with scattered clouds. The surf conditions are fair with waist to shoulder highlines, high tide will be at 10:52 a.m.” – J.A.R.V.I.S, Tony Stark aka Iron Man’s A.I., from the movie Iron Man. Imagine waking up every day to a voice like this,...

June 27, 2024