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By Doug Watt |June 15, 2006

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Role reversals

(June 2006) To retire comfortably, many advisors will say clients need at least 70% of their pre-retirement income. And that figure may increase substantially for high-net-worth clients, since they are least likely to compromise their current lifestyles. But for those people who don’t have that 70%, it isn’t necessarily stopping them from retiring. Some will […]

By Deanne N. Gage |June 14, 2006

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(June 14, 2006) Being the frugal lot that they are, it appears that wealthy Canadians are the most likely to avoid GST on goods and services for which they pay cash, according to a survey by lawyers.com. Among respondents earnings more than $100,000 a year, 52% admitted to evading GST payments. By comparison, only 33% […]

By Staff |June 14, 2006

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U.S. headed for a soft-landing: TD Bank

Canadian investors should brace themselves against the spin-off effects of an economic slowdown south of the border, according to the June issue of the TD Quarterly Economic Forecast. “While high-flying energy prices and the lagged impact of Fed rate hikes will play a role in the U.S. economic slowdown, the main catalyst will be a […]

By Steven Lamb |June 14, 2006

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