It is hard to be optimistic about the Canadian economy today. Reports are negative. The Canadian dollar is losing value. Our economy is resource based and resource prices have fallen…
Registered Retirement Savings Plan contributions to be deductible for 2015 do not need to be made by December 31, 2015. They will be deductible for 2015 if they are made…
Shares with unrealized capital losses in your investment portfolio must be sold in order to use the loss. The shares need to be sold and settled prior to the end…
A number of items are deductible only if they are actually paid. An example is a charitable donation. For a donation to be deductible in 2015 it must be paid…
I discovered Nicholas Winton this week. I had never heard of him before. In 1939 he saved 669 Czechoslovakian children from certain death under the Nazi regime. Certain death, because…
In 1999 we suggested that if you had a shareholder loan to your company, you should secure it with a General Security Agreement (GSA) . The effect of securing the…
The wise man knows he doesn't know. The fool doesn't know he doesn't know. – Lao Tzu, author of Tao Te Ching Why is "I don't know" so hard to…
At Lazer Grant, we don’t just work. We play. We play games to win. And when we win we get a prize. We have fun and we are more successful…
I recall reading in The Ethicist, a column in The New York Times Magazine, about a doctor who had agreed to keep a patient’s confidence regarding a non-medical issue. The…
I have always admired those who can create. The process of starting from nothing and ending up with something is amazing. This admiration comes from the knowledge that creativity is…
