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Newcomers to Canada Tax Seminar

February 27, 2010 | Silvia | Comments (0)

Join a Canada Revenue Agency representative for information about our Canadian tax system on topics such as taxpayer responsibilities, CRA forms and publications, and benefit entitlements such as the Goods and Services Tax Credit, Child Tax Benefits and Universal Child Care Benefits. When:  Thursday, March 04, 2010, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pmWhere: North York Central […]

Canada Job Expo 2010

February 23, 2010 | Silvia | Comments (1)

Canada Job Expo 2010 brings organizations from various sectors including governmental, non-governmental, private, international and bilateral organizations under one roof. Date:  Saturday, April 24, 2010Time:  11:00 am – 5:00 pmPlace: Centennial College Residence & Conference Centre,             940 Progress Avenue, Toronto, M1G 3T5 This free job fair welcomes: Recent graduates Current students (inquire about future opportunities […]

Does Anyone Remember the FP Yellow Cards?

February 22, 2010 | Silvia | Comments (0)

Today, I had a customer come and ask me for a history of the Bank of Montreal. It made me think back to when I worked at an Investment Bank and a Managing Director sent his minion for a library tour with specific instructions that he be shown the Financial Post(FP) 'yellow cards'. These so-called 'yellow cards' were small yellow […]

“Plug Your Business!”

February 9, 2010 | Silvia | Comments (0)

Plug Your Business!: Marketing on MySpace,YouTube, blogs and podcasts and other Web 2.0 social networks discusses the new, non-traditional ways to market your business. While many of us go to YouTube to watch those funny cat videos, others use it to make money. Here are some of my favourite: Absolut Vodka/World Air Canada  Quicksilver HomeDepot Adam Giambone has […]

Building Your Retirement Pay Cheque: Four Keys to Financial Success

January 30, 2010 | Silvia | Comments (0)

Trevor Franklin, a Certified Financial Planner with the Financial Planners Standards Council will be conducting a seminar about the importance of retirement income planning. He will help you identify and address retirement income planning challenges, and how to get the most from your retirement income to ensure you can live the life you want. This seminar […]

Home Renovation Tax Credit

January 5, 2010 | Silvia | Comments (2)

When filing your 2009 Income Tax Return, don't forget about the Home Renovation Tax Credit! This is the tax credit for any work performed, or goods acquired, after January 27, 2009, and before February 1, 2010. You can claim the HRTC when filing your 2009 tax return. The HRTC is a 15% non-refundable tax credit […]

Who is Ponzi?

December 29, 2009 | Silvia | Comments (0)

Bernie Madoff, Earl Jones, Reed Slatkin, and Allen Stanford are just a few of this century's notorious fraudsters. They robbed investors using a scheme known as Ponzi. According to Wikipedia, a Ponzi scheme is a "fraudulent investment operation that pays returns to separate investors from their own money or money paid by subsequent investors, rather […]

“Madoff with the Money”

December 11, 2009 | Silvia | Comments (0)

"Madoff with the Money" is just one of many new books about Bernie Madoff, founder of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities. Read a review. Once worth millions, he now sits in a North Carolina federal lockup sentenced to 150 years after pleading guilty to swindling more than 65 billion from investors. The Butner Federal Correctional Complex, […]