http://www.mnp.ca/media-centre/blog/tags/investmentInvestment Blog Post RSS FeedCopyright 2012MNP All rights reserved.Investment guru Warren Buffet famously said, “When the tide goes out you see who is swimming naked”. Well, the turning economic tide has resulted in a few unpleasant surprises for investors. It seems hardly a month goes by without a news story about another Ponzi scheme defrauding victims of their life savings.http://www.mnp.ca/en/media-centre/blog/2010/1/13/how-to-protect-yourself-from-ponzi-schemes/Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMTSpousal loans are a great way to implement income splitting between two spouses, where one spouse is in a higher tax bracket than the other spouse. Generally, spouses are not able to split income to reduce their tax bill unless specifically allowed under the Income Tax Act.http://www.mnp.ca/en/media-centre/blog/2010/3/18/income-splitting-with-spousal-loans/Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMTSuccessful businesses that operate in a corporate structure can find situations where excess cash/investments can create adverse tax consequences because the shares of a company may not qualify for the capital gains exemption either on the sale of the shares by the individual or on the death of the shareholder.http://www.mnp.ca/en/media-centre/blog/2011/7/12/the-purification-of-a-corporation/Tue, 12 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMTMaximizing RRSP or IPP contributions has long been considered an obvious investment axiom. However, you have to be wary of the rules of thumb, and in the case of the choice of investing through an RRSP or IPP vs investing corporately there are many variables that can impact on reaching the right decision.http://www.mnp.ca/en/media-centre/blog/2011/10/8/rrsps-much-ado-about-nothing/Sat, 08 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT