Our sustainability strategy keeps us focused on what matters most to our business and our stakeholders, and seeks to accelerate positive change in areas where we – as wealth and asset managers – can make the greatest impact.
Financial abuse is on the rise. Criminals are finding new and innovative ways to take advantage of people, particularly through social media and the internet. Always be on the lookout for financial abuse and take precautions to protect yourself. Here are a few things to consider.
IG Wealth Management is a proud sponsor of the Alzheimer’s walk, and as part of that, we want to support Canadians who are dealing with dementia, or may have a family member dealing with dementia.
On Monday, April 19, 2021, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland presented the 2021 Federal Budget which contains several measures of interest to IG Wealth Management and its clients. This summary contains highlights of these proposals, which are not yet law.
Several measures were introduced during 2020 to help Canadian businesses navigate the economic impacts of COVID-19. Often these measures included cash payments. This article provides an overview on what government assistance may be taxable to your business for 2020.
A core component of your retirement plan is the CPP retirement benefit (or Québec Pension Plan for Québec residents, which mirrors many aspects of the CPP). CPP offers flexibility as to when payments can begin, which affects how much you could receive. Familiarizing yourself with CPP provisions can help you decide when to start payments and optimize the benefit throughout your retirement.
When we are young, life insurance is used to protect our family by providing money to replace our income. However, as we approach retirement our need for income replacement lessens and the focus switches to wealth protection. Wealth protection is a permanent concern, so it requires permanent solutions.
With the appreciation of the U.S. dollar and the price of U.S. real estate rising in recent years, more Canadians are looking to lock in their gain by selling their U.S. vacation property.
It’s wonderful to be able to leave children an inheritance, but you want to make sure that the wealth you’ve worked so hard to build and set aside for their future is protected, regardless of where life takes them.