Author Archives: Andrew
TurboTax Standard Online Review – Part I
This is part one of an in-depth review of Intuit’s TurboTax online tax software. I have never used Intuit’s online version before and am curious to see how it compares vs. their desktop based tax software packages. Let’s get started. The … Continue reading
Canadian Housing Market Heading For Correction?
Found this interesting article over at Bloomberg today that I thought I’d share. The article is basically suggesting that the Canadian housing market is heading for a correction in the near future based on the historical relationship between housing investment … Continue reading
Economic Snapshot – January 2012
Every month I am going to post a snapshot of important indicators that with explain the current state of the Canadian economy. The chart above is my first stab at it. I believe the 6 indicators that I included are … Continue reading
GenuTax 2011 Tax Software Now Available
If you are a GenuTax user then you’ll be happy to know that the 2011 version of the tax software has been released. You can download it here. About GenuTax GenuTax Standard is a software product for Canadian tax payers. … Continue reading
Prepare Your 2011 Tax Return For Free With The TurboTax Free Online Edition
Don’t like paying for tax software? Here’s a tip I thought I’d share. You can prepare your 2011 tax return for FREE with TurboTax’s Free Online Edition. What’s the catch? Your return must be fairly simple to qualify for the free … Continue reading
RBC Savings Accounts
Today I was interested in what RBC has to offer in terms of savings accounts. I am not generally in the loop on what is available so I thought learning about it might be beneficial. Below is a summary what … Continue reading
Inflation – What is it?
For those of you who aren’t quite sure what inflation is, here is a brief tutorial. Essentially, inflation is measured as the year over year percentage change in the consumer price index. Your next question might be “what the heck … Continue reading
TurboTax Online Edition 2011 Now Available
TurboTax has finally released their online tax software for 2011. There are five versions available. TurboTax Standard Online Edition: This version is for basic tax returns. It can handle RRSP contributions and simple tax deductions like charitable donations and educational expenses. Price … Continue reading
Trending: Interest Rates – January 2012
The bank of Canada announced today that it is maintaining interest rates (the bank rate) at 1.25% citing deteriorating conditions in the world economy and increased uncertainty. The bank of Canada has held interest rates at 1.25% since September 2010. … Continue reading
Excel Investment Calculator – Future Value
This afternoon I built a calculator to compute the future value of an investment portfolio based on set of inputs. Those inputs include the initial (present value) amount invested, an annual contribution amount to the portfolio, an annual rate of return and … Continue reading
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Carrie
I have been using Genutax for years. I love that you don't have to pay each year for it. I love t...