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Finkelstein Wealth Advisors

December 31, 2025

Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSP)

Registered retirement savings plan (RRSP)

Spousal RRSP and RRIF

To invest in an RRSP or not

Registered retirement savings plan (RRSP) maturity options

RRSP strategies are age 71

RRIF payments and withdrawals


Tax Free Savings Account (TFSA)

Tax-free savings account

Strategies to incorporate the TFSA into your financial plan 


Employee Pension and Savings Plans

Defined benefit pension plans

Defined contribution pension plans

Group registered retirement savings plans

Retirement compensation arrangement (RCA)

Deferred profit sharing plans

Deferred share units (DSUs)

Employee share purchase plans (EPSPs)

Employee restricted and performance share units (RSUs)


Locked-In Retirement Plans

Locked-in retirement plans

Gradually unlocking your Life Income Fund (LIF)


Non-Registered Investment Accounts

Comparing saving options


First Time Home Savers Account (FHSA)

Tax-free first home savings account (FHSA)


Options for Buying a First Home

Helping your child buy their first home

Saving for the purchase of your home


Registered Education Savings Plan

Establishing an RESP

Withdrawing from an RESP

Tax Planning Checklist for Student


RRSP Home Buyers' Plan

Home buyers' plan


 

In-Trust Accounts

Taxation of in-trust accounts


Income Splitting

Income splitting checklist

Income splitting and the attribution rules

Income splitting using a prescribed rate loan

Pension income splitting

The spousal loan strategy

Using a family trust for a prescribed rate loan


Capital Gains Planning

Capital losses and tax loss selling

Transferring future growth of a security to your spouse


Restructuring Debt

Borrowing to invest - When is interest tax-deductible?

Debt swap and debt conversion strategies

Leverage strategy: Not for the faint of heart

Business owners borrowing to invest


Estate Planning

Estate planning guide

Income taxes at death


Estate Planning for Registered Accounts

Estate planning for your TFSA

Estate planning for your RRSP/RRIF


Estate Planning for Unique Situations

Estate planning for blended families

Estate planning for beneficiaries with disabilities

Henson Trusts


Wills and Power of Attorney

Wills and Will planning guide

Multiple Wills

When should you review your Will and estate plan

Power of Attorney for Financial and Property matters - Common-law Provinces only


Planning with Trusts

Living/family trusts

Testamentary trusts

Testamentary trusts for residents of Quebec

Testamentary spouse or common-law partner trusts (testamentary spousal trusts)

Alter ego and joint partner trusts and U.S. persons

Insurance trusts for estate planning


Charitable Giving

Introduction to charitable giving

Charitable donations

Charitable donations of securities

Charitable Giving Using Life Insurance

Making use of a RBC donor advised fund


Succession Planning with Family Members

The Family Wealth Management guide

Income taxes at death

Intergenerational business transfers

A guide to family meetings

Joint ownership accounts - RBC Dominion Securities

Succession planning for your Canadian vacation property

Wealth Transfer Strategy Using Insurance


Tax Efficient Investing

Bond Taxation

Return of capital

Dividend income

Tax Efficient Asset Location


Strategic Use of Registered Accounts

The RRSP/RRIF meltdown strategy

Borrowing to contribute to your RRSP


Minimizing Taxes in Retirement

2025 Financial planning strategies for seniors

Ten strategies to pay less tax in retirement

Retirement checklist

Pension income splitting

CPP retirement pension sharing

QPP retirement pension sharing

Pension income tax credit


General Guides and Publications

Expert resources to meet your wealth management needs

Working with professional advisors to deliver integrated wealth management

The Family Wealth Management Guide

The business owner's guide to wealth management

Estate planning guide

Wills and Will planning guide

The Family Inventory Guide

Tax planning checklist for the owner-manager

Your financial to-do list

Tax planning checklist for high-income earners

Tax Planning Checklist for Students


 

Corporations

To incorporate or not

Features of different business structures

Investment holding companies

Taxation of investment income in a corporation

Income splitting through private corporations

Surplus cash in a corporation

Charitable donations through your corporation

Salary versus dividend income

Transferring securities in a loss position to and from your corporation


Moving to Canada

Moving to Canada

Moving to Canada from the U.S.

Determining your tax residency status in Canada


Requirements and Considerations for U.S. Citizens

U.S. Income tax and other filing requirements for U.S. persons living in Canada

Passive foreign investment company (PFIC) rules

U.S. foreign trust rules for Canadian trusts

U.S. revocable living trusts for Canadian residents

Taxation of Canadian registered savings plans for U.S. persons


Strategies for U.S. Citizens Living in Canada

Moving to Canada with a U.S. Roth IRA

Transferring a U.S. retirement plan to your RRSP or RRIF

Estate planning for U.S. transfer taxes

Ownership of a Canadian home or vacation property by U.S. person living Canada

U.S. estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer tax (GSTT)


U.S. Estate Taxes for Canadians

U.S. estate tax for Canadians

U.S. estate tax- strategies for Canadians with exposure

U.S. estate tax: Canadians owning U.S. real estate

Canadian non-resident withholding tax


Planning for Medical Professionals

Expert resources to meet the wealth management needs of medical professionals

Professional corporations

Wealth planning for health-care professionals - Preparing for retirement

Wealth planning for health-care professionals - The early years


Moving or Travelling to The US

Moving from Canada

Moving from Canada to the U.S.

U.S. Residency - Canadians travelling to the U.S.

Canadian owners renting or selling U.S. real estate


Government Pensions

Canada Pension Plan retirement pension

Quebec Pension Plan

Old Age Security and other government income sources


Risk Mitigation Through Insurance

Critical Illness Insurance

Individual Life Insurance Needs

Life Insurance to Enhance your Wealth

Living Benefits - Financial protection for you and your family

Protecting your Wealth with Insurance

Wealth Transfer Strategy Using Insurance


Selling Your Business

Capital gains exemption on private shares

Buy-sell agreements

Preparing your operating company for future sale

Planning the sale of your business

Estate freeze

Year of sale of your business

Year after the sale of your business

Selling your business checklist


Planning for Family Members with a Disability

Henson Trusts

Estate planning for beneficiaries with disabilities

Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP)

Tax Planning for Persons with Disabilities