Investing Archives - Better Dwelling https://betterdwelling.com/tag/investing/ Canada’s Fastest Growing Real Estate News Source Wed, 22 Dec 2021 00:06:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/betterdwelling.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/cropped-better-dwelling-flower-logo.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Investing Archives - Better Dwelling https://betterdwelling.com/tag/investing/ 32 32 64691831 The Smith Maneuver: The Loophole Canadian Real Estate Owners Use To Lower Taxes https://betterdwelling.com/the-smith-maneuver-the-loophole-canadian-real-estate-owners-use-to-lower-taxes/ https://betterdwelling.com/the-smith-maneuver-the-loophole-canadian-real-estate-owners-use-to-lower-taxes/#comments Wed, 22 Dec 2021 00:06:14 +0000 https://betterdwelling.com/?p=19194 Canadians often complain mortgage interest isn’t tax deductible, like in the US. Some argue this is a trade off for the capital gains exemption Canadian homeowners have. However, one of the worst kept secrets in finance is mortgage interest can be turned into a deduction. One of those strategies is the Smith Maneuver, created by […]

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]]> https://betterdwelling.com/the-smith-maneuver-the-loophole-canadian-real-estate-owners-use-to-lower-taxes/feed/ 8 19194 Financial Institutions Are Buying Riskier Assets Due To Moral Hazard: Bank of Canada https://betterdwelling.com/financial-institutions-are-buying-riskier-assets-due-to-moral-hazard-bank-of-canada/ https://betterdwelling.com/financial-institutions-are-buying-riskier-assets-due-to-moral-hazard-bank-of-canada/#comments Tue, 23 Nov 2021 17:18:24 +0000 https://betterdwelling.com/?p=18889 Canadian financial institutions increasingly see the financial system as risk-free. That might be a risk itself. The Bank of Canada (BoC) completed its biannual Financial System Survey (FSS) this week. It found institutions are buying “riskier” assets to make up for low interest rates. Risk managers see the risk as low, believing the financial system […]

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]]> https://betterdwelling.com/financial-institutions-are-buying-riskier-assets-due-to-moral-hazard-bank-of-canada/feed/ 3 18889 Canadians Are Investing Less Cash Into Real Estate and More Into US Stocks and Bonds https://betterdwelling.com/canadians-are-investing-less-cash-into-real-estate-and-more-into-us-stocks-and-bonds/ https://betterdwelling.com/canadians-are-investing-less-cash-into-real-estate-and-more-into-us-stocks-and-bonds/#comments Fri, 19 Nov 2021 19:28:46 +0000 https://betterdwelling.com/?p=18855 Are Canadian investors beginning to think real estate returns are a little stretched? Statistics Canada (Stat Can) data on net investment in foreign securities shows big growth for September. Investors have accelerated sending funds out of the country — primarily into US investments. At the same time dollar volumes for Canadian real estate investment have […]

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]]> https://betterdwelling.com/canadians-are-investing-less-cash-into-real-estate-and-more-into-us-stocks-and-bonds/feed/ 6 18855 Toronto’s Housing Market Demolished The TSX Performance https://betterdwelling.com/city/toronto/torontos-housing-market-demolished-tsx-performance/ https://betterdwelling.com/city/toronto/torontos-housing-market-demolished-tsx-performance/#respond Thu, 23 Jun 2016 16:41:55 +0000 https://betterdwelling.com/?post_type=bd_property&p=3630 We compare the Toronto real estate market to the TSX Composite and NASDAQ composite to see how you would do if your home was an investment.

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