Planning a staycation? You can claim a tax credit if you travel in Ontario this year – CBC, January 3, 2022
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/tourism-tax-credit-ford-government-1.6278799?fbclid=IwAR14Unsk7wi1axHZQzRy4ekU0FqTlzBsogEz54yKcvq6BIyjdFQIZVB7DTU
Lisa Xing writes about a new tax credit you can claim if you travel in Ontario this year. Its intent is “to support local tourism applies to overnight stays between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2022”. Don’t forget this one when you are filing in 2023.
10 TSX stocks that may benefit from the ‘January Effect’ this year. Plus, how should this senior invest the $500,000 she sold her home for? – Globe and Mail, January 7, 2022
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/investment-ideas/article-10-tsx-stocks-likely-to-benefit-from-the-january-effect-this-year-plus/?fbclid=IwAR0yhM91EiQlvqY0lSppgWn8w4WCUgvjWiL0VcuatOAerKYwAAfpOwWAl68
The article references a woman who needs to sell her home to fund her retirment. The question is, how should this senior invest the $500,000 she sold her home for?
Rob Carrick: Six ideas for tuning up a portfolio to thrive in a challenging 2022 – Globe and Mail, January 3, 2022
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/markets/inside-the-market/article-six-ideas-for-tuning-up-a-portfolio-to-thrive-in-a-challenging-2022/?fbclid=IwAR3NB7eCqyX0yZRRsBLly9HN6Kymw05Wnl3xA4fV2WwOgFdq0XScdcN6sLg
Rob Carrick offers up some thoughts on how to prepare your investment portfolio for the challenging year ahead.
How to get your Canadian COVID-19 proof of vaccination – Government of Canada, 2022
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/canadian-covid-19-proof-vaccination/get-proof.html?fbclid=IwAR1Iyvlrp466L7iwD3sx4vIcE8BMY4mqJUHHjYZCE11xWmKhkbGe6fYDx6w
If you are travelling internationally this winter make sure you have the proper vaccination documentation. Here is a link that will get you started.
Gordon Pape: A scorecard of my 2021 market predictions – and what I’m expecting in 2022 – Globe and Mail, January 2, 2022
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/markets/inside-the-market/article-gordon-pape-a-scorecard-of-my-2021-market-predictions-and-what-im/?fbclid=IwAR0mKeFpp2SZwdCYuMascnVFuT04o8V3qS0PJRSHgbWT_HfjzfNSIGWMa9Q
This is something I would like to see more often. Many, many financial analyst make predictions about what the stock market is going to do at the beginning of any given year. Gordon Pape revisits his predictions for 2021 and discusses where he was right and where he was wrong.
Planning a staycation? You can claim a tax credit if you travel in Ontario this year – CBC, January 3, 2022
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/tourism-tax-credit-ford-government-1.6278799?fbclid=IwAR14Unsk7wi1axHZQzRy4ekU0FqTlzBsogEz54yKcvq6BIyjdFQIZVB7DTU
Lisa Xing writes about a new tax credit you can claim if you travel in Ontario this year. Its intent is “to support local tourism applies to overnight stays between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2022”. Don’t forget this one when you are filing in 2023.
A few thoughts on “My Favourite Weekly Reads”. These are articles I have read throughout the week because they were of interest to me … for good, or for bad reasons. 🙂 Sharing them does not mean that I endorse them, unless I explicitly state that. If concepts contained in the financial articles I share are of interest to you please remember that is always a good idea to ask your financial adviser’s advice when considering making changes to your financial portfolio or changing your spending habits.
