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Source: Financialpost December 28, 2024

FP Answers: Will I pay capital gains or HST if I rebuild my principal residence then sell it?

Here are some things to be aware of so as not to get in the crosshairs of the Canada Revenue Agency when renovating your homeQ. If I tear down and then rebuild my principal residence of 32 years and sell it without moving in, will I have to pay any capital g...

Source: Financialpost December 28, 2024

Strategists predict the TSX will hit 28,000 next year

Rising corporate earnings and lower interest rates will help drive the equity benchmarkCanadian investment strategists expect the country’s main stock index to keep up its momentum next year, even with possible tariffs from Donald Trump’s incoming administra...

Source: Financialpost December 28, 2024

Get ready for 2025 tax season

Jamie Golombek: Take advantage of some downtime this holiday season to work on three easy things you can do to save on your taxes next yearReviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commi...

Source: Financialpost December 28, 2024

For Honda, a Nissan rescue comes with only a thin silver lining

Honda may gain access to the heft it needs to keep its own head above waterAsked what makes Nissan Motor Co. a strong business partner, Honda Motor Co. chief executive Toshihiro Mibe struggled to find the right words. We apologize, but this video has fail...

Source: Financialpost December 28, 2024

Five reasons why home prices will rise 10% in 2025

If you are considering buying, it is time to get busy. Today is an opportunity that will look cheap a year from nowI aggressively predicted last year that the Bank of Canada would lower interest rates by two per cent and this would be the key theme of 2024....

Source: Financialpost December 27, 2024

'Rich people pay lots of tax' and a 'woke' Statistics Canada: How FP columnists saw it in 2024

Read excerpts from columns that appeared in April, May and June 2024 in FP Comment. This in the second instalment in a seriesRead excerpts from columns that appeared in April, May and June 2024 in FP Comment. Second in a series. We apologize, but this vi...

Source: Financialpost December 27, 2024

What ails Canada's EV sector? 'Everything, everywhere, all at once'

For many companies in the EV space, the biggest question is what it will take to reverse the declining momentum and regain solid footing Get the latest from Gabriel Friedman straight to your inbox Sign Up If Canada’s electric vehicle transition starte...

Source: Financialpost December 26, 2024

The S&P 500’s performance in 2024 made investing look easy. Why bother with strategy?

A lot can get lost in long-term performance, cautions Bert Clark, CEO of Investment Management Corporation of OntarioThe S&P 500 has been on something of a tear. Total returns so far this year (as of Dec. 23), have been 26 per cent. That’s on top of total re...

Source: Financialpost December 26, 2024

Canada among countries where climate politics could soon go into reverse

It's not just Trump — elections around the world may produce a new crop of net zero critics in 2025A few days after Donald Trump won the United States election, I was at the UN climate COP in Azerbaijan where I ran into the head of a climate change think-tan...

Source: Financialpost December 25, 2024

Could Donald Trump heal Canada's ailing economy?

Economists say a jolt from the south could shock the country out of its torporCanadian economists believe there could be an unusual solution to the problems befalling the G7 economy: Donald Trump’s return to the White House. We apologize, but this video h...