Dale Jackson
The Globe and Mail
Toronto, ON, Canada
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The best long-haul RRSP investments from three veteran money managers
Unlike non-registered investment accounts or TFSAs, the ability to defer taxation to retirement through an RRSP provides an incentive to invest over several decades → Read More
It's time for retirement investors to act their age: Dale Jackson
We're all another year older at the start of 2023, but many of us still invest like it's 1999. → Read More
Need to tap into your investments? Beware of tax traps
If dipping into your retirement savings is the only alternative to make ends meet it’s important to know the tax consequences vary depending on where you draw the cash from. → Read More
Inflation gives a boost to 2023 TFSA contribution limit
As a small consolation to the sky-high cost of living, the federal government is boosting the 2023 tax-free savings account contribution limit by an additional $500. → Read More
Strong greenback driving demand for U.S. dollar-denominated investments
A growing number of Canadian investors want to venture beyond the confines of Canadian equities without sacrificing returns to a fluctuating loonie → Read More
Back-to-school season never ends for qualified financial advisors
Continuing education is an important facet to ensure that those in registered positions are keeping up to date with new products, regulations and laws → Read More
Money managers split on gold as a must-have for investment portfolios
It can be difficult to prove the case for gold as an effective hedge, mostly because it’s difficult to find a benchmark to measure it against → Read More
Market corrections are just part of life — embrace the correction
Attention homeowners: the value of what is probably the biggest single investment you will ever make is falling. → Read More
Is the guaranteed investment protection of seg funds for retirement worth the cost?
The added cost of security from insurance products leaves investors with less money invested to grow their portfolios to retirement, experts say → Read More
Four ways to store value as inflation erodes your cash
If you find yourself cash-rich and inflation-poor, here are four ways to store its value. → Read More
The top reasons why the CRA may review or audit tax returns
The CRA conducts most reviews according to an undisclosed scoring system that identifies returns with ‘the highest potential for inaccuracy’ → Read More
Bank of Canada opens door to make saving worthwhile again
For long-suffering retirement savers, it might seem like a mirage, writes Dale Jackson → Read More
How to invest tax-efficiently beyond RRSPs and TFSAs using non-registered accounts
Keeping Canadian dividend-paying stocks, mutual funds and ETFs in non-registered accounts qualifies for the dividend tax credit → Read More
Fundamentals are best portfolio defence from Russian invasion
Geopolitical risk is a tough metric to gauge, even for the experts. → Read More
Canadian home bias prevails despite pandemic foreign investing spree
Investors are sticking to a small pool of domestic stocks, which account for just 3 to 4 per cent of global capital markets → Read More
Eight RRSP myths, misunderstandings and misconceptions
At last count, 70% of Canadian tax filers have an RRSP; a testimony to its success as a retirement savings tool. However, there are many myths, misunderstandings and misconceptions about RRSPs. → Read More
What happens when the best investment advice is don’t invest?
Advisors have a regulatory obligation to ask prospective clients about their debt levels, but there’s no requirement to advise them to redirect their money toward paying down debt → Read More
Canadians keep flocking to foreign investments during pandemic
“No place like home” has become “anywhere but here” for Canadian investment portfolios. → Read More
Three key dates on the calendar for retirement investors
We can all hope the new near brings plenty of opportunity. For the average retirement investor looking for some tax relief in 2022, it knocks three times. → Read More
Low fee candy from discount brokers could rot your portfolio
Desjardins Online Brokerage has joined National Bank Direct Brokerage and Wealthsimple in eliminating commissions on trades of stocks and exchange-traded funds. → Read More