Two guys that ROCK: Garth Chapman - always there to help out when things turn crazy. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Bryan Fitzpatrick - Park Insurance - rescued the day even though circumstances don't enable me to take a policy with them. Bryan exemplifies many times over their motto...

I recently put the paperwork in place to make my corporation the beneficial owner of a property held in my personal name. I am the registered owner (remain on title) and the corporation is the beneficial owner. The lease is in the corporations name. I currently have insurance under my...

Thanks for the insights Brett. Your comments have confirmed I`ve been given some misinformation, some of it blatantly incorrect.

Two questions about the realtor sandbox: 1) It`s been several years since I last worked with a realtor to purchase a home and from what the realtor is saying the rules have changed. I`m being told things like - the seller`s realtor can refuse to present my offer to their clients - the buyer`s...

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Came across this article from the Globe & Mail worth reading:[b][b]A savings fund but no capital gains tax break "

I found these comments over the course of the article"But interest and investment income - including capital gains - earned in the account will not be taxed when it is withdrawn, as is the case with RRSP withdrawals." The benefits, however, are real. A family of four, for example, would enjoy a...

I was given a great piece of advice before going to MMI - leave your credit card at home. I also discovered it was worth sitting at the end of the aisle near an exit door because the info-mercials start 30 minutes before every break and the breaks aren`t that long to being with. While there...

QUOTE (VaughnandTwila @ Oct 25 2007, 09:37 AM) Hi all, just wanting to "poll" you. Does anyone have a favorite, and helpful realtor in the Okotoks area? We are new quickstart grads and looking for some help in our local area. Any REIN members from Okotoks? Love to chat at you. I would also...

QUOTE (BMironov @ Sep 12 2007, 09:26 PM) Hi Fay, I use the following formula in Excel: =-PMT((B9/2+1)^(2/12)-1;B8*12;B12;0) where B8 - years of amortization B9 - annual interest rate B12 - amount It makes calculation for "semi-annual compound payments" pretty close to what banks present in...