Mutual Funds

Don’t Miss the Opportunity to Set up a Spousal Loan

If there was ever a time that you would want to consider using spousal loans, this is it. The current prescribed rate on a spousal loan is 1%, which is the lowest the prescribed rate has ever been. This is really as good ...

Minimizing Tax Held in Mutual Funds in a Corporation

When it comes to tax minimization, the use of Corporate Class mutual fund structures is a strategy that has significant benefits to individuals and to corporations. Switching from one mutual fund to another triggers capital gains taxes in traditional mutual funds. However, the same switch ...

The Effect of Harmonized Sales Tax on Mutual Fund Investors

The proposal to harmonize the PST with the GST will effectively increase the management fee on a mutual fund investment by 8% (the PST) effective July 2010. This is not in the best interests of mutual fund investors or the people of Ontario. The main reason ...