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The Blunt Bean Counter: Is it Morbid or Realistic to Plan for an Inheritance?
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Monday, February 27, 2012. Is it Morbid or Realistic to Plan for an Inheritance? I have written several blog posts on estate planning and inheritances, including “ Taking it to the Grave. 8221; a blog I wrote for the Canadian Capitalist. In which I discuss whether parents should distribute future inheritances in part or in whole while they are alive and “ How your Family Dynamic can affect your Estate Planning”. To add some perspective to this issue, it is interesting to note that a recent survey. Many a...
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The Blunt Bean Counter: Where Are The Assets
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Tuesday, February 1, 2011. Where Are The Assets. If you died tomorrow, would your family and advisors know where your assets are and what assets you owned? I would suggest the answer in 50% or more cases would be a resounding no. Whether you are just negligent or lazy, your actions are selfish and you should immediately take steps to rectify the situation. Here is a link to a basic personal information checklist. Fore Means Golfer Beware. I have often wondered what happens if you hit someone on a golf co...
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Building a Stable Dividend Portfolio: July 2016
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Building a Stable Dividend Portfolio. Random thoughts pertaining to dividend and non-dividend stocks. Saturday, 16 July 2016. United Guardian, Obscure Micro Cap, Great ROE, Great ROIC, Not Cheap Enough (Yet). What's been missing from my analysis is an attempt to a) understand the significant current issues impacting valuation, b) determine possible catalysts which could sway investor focus away from current issues impacting valuation, and most importantly, c) develop an understanding of whether a company...
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Moneyness: June 2015
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Tuesday, June 30, 2015. Euros without the Eurozone. This 2 euro coin is issued by Monaco, which is not. A member of the Eurozone. Grexit isn't what people take it to be. The standard narrative is that Greece is approaching a fork in the road. It must either stay in the euro or adopt a new currency. I don't think this is an entirely accurate description of the actual fork that Greeks face. Over the next few months, Greece will either:. This means either the status quo of de jure. Greece has been using the...
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The Blunt Bean Counter: The CRA's Matching Program - Mismatch and You May be Assessed a 20% Penalty
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Monday, September 9, 2013. The CRA's Matching Program - Mismatch and You May be Assessed a 20% Penalty. How can you be issued a 20% penalty for missing information the CRA has on hand? Read on and you will find out! This penalty applies to income tax information your employer or financial institution provided to the CRA which was not reported on your return. In most cases, the omission of income was purely unintentional. What is wrong with this picture? 1 The matching aspect. Under Subsection 163(1) of t...
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The Blunt Bean Counter: Memory Overload, Alzheimer’s and Death in the Digital World
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Tuesday, May 29, 2012. Memory Overload, Alzheimer’s and Death in the Digital World. About a year and a half ago, my wife who is an avid reader, kept telling me about a book she was reading titled “ Still Alice. The above discussion revealed three different scenarios that can arise in this electronic and digital era:. 1) You have full capacity but just cannot remember all your passwords;. 2) Your capacity begins to diminish whether through Alzheimer’s or just old age;. So my wife is aware of the assets we...
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The Blunt Bean Counter: Are Accountants Really Boring?
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Monday, June 25, 2012. Are Accountants Really Boring? The joke goes like this. "When does a person decide to become an accountant? Drum roll please. The answer…"When they realize that they do not have the charisma to become an undertaker." Or how about this one? Question: "What does an accountant use for birth control? Answer: "Their personality.". Did you know John Grisham got his undergraduate degree in accounting? What if his books had been about accounting firms instead of law firms? Unlike many acco...
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The Blunt Bean Counter: The Best of The Blunt Bean Counter - How Much Money do I Need to Retire? Heck if I Know or Anyone Else Does! - Part 5
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Monday, July 20, 2015. The Best of The Blunt Bean Counter - How Much Money do I Need to Retire? Heck if I Know or Anyone Else Does! This summer I am posting the "best of" The Blunt Bean Counter blog while I work on my golf game. Today, I am re-posting Part five of my 2014 six part series titled "How Much Money do I Need to Retire? Heck if I Know or Anyone Else Does! Your Longevity - The Ultimate Wildcard. It goes without saying, that if we knew who long we would live, retirement planning would be a lot s...
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The Blunt Bean Counter: Salary or Dividend? A Taxing Dilemma for Small Corporate Business Owners
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Monday, January 21, 2013. A Taxing Dilemma for Small Corporate Business Owners. One of the first professional advisors to advocate the use of a dividend only strategy was John Nicola of Nicola Wealth Management. John’s views were discussed in a provocative 2010 article on “ Paying yourself in dividends. 8221; in which he concluded it may be better to not contribute to an RRSP, but to essentially create your own “corporate RRSP” by utilizing a dividend only strategy. As evidenced by the breadth and depth ...
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The Blunt Bean Counter: Gone Golfing for the Summer
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Monday, July 6, 2015. Gone Golfing for the Summer. Bigwin Island Golf Club - 6th hole. This summer for the second year in a row, I will be posting a “Best of The Blunt Bean Counter” blog each week, so I can spend some time golfing and enjoying the good weather (crossing my fingers). Anyways, I hope you have a great summer and I will see you with some new blog posts (many based on your suggested topics) in September. Labels: Bigwin Island Golf Club. The best of the blunt bean counter. Audits and Being Aud...
