Investments – ThinkTak Investments

April 17, 2018April 17, 2018

Can you avoid paying capital gains tax after selling your principal residence even if you have rented it out? Yes, you can! Here’s how…

Capital gains tax is usually a scary enough term by itself! The mere notion that half of your profit is taxed seems discouraging (it shouldn’t be). But one highly misunderstood advantage that Canadian residents have when it comes to their principal residence is what CRA refers to as the “election of subsection 45(2)” protects you from capital gain after you sell your property even if you have rented it for a few years. Lets’ dig into this more: Continue reading “Can you avoid paying capital gains tax after selling your principal residence even if you have rented it out? Yes, you can! Here’s how…”

December 7, 2017

Why I think Toronto’s condo market might be heading towards a correction – a piece from OREA’s textbook

I will be keeping this post very short. I was reading an OREA textbook and they gave examples of market corrections in the real estate sector (it certainly looks like they are not agreeing with the property market having a cycle though). One example that they gave for “Real Estate Market Correction” sounded awfully familiar to me (I don’t think Continue reading “Why I think Toronto’s condo market might be heading towards a correction – a piece from OREA’s textbook”

November 29, 2017

Bitcoin is now worth over $10,000 – Now let Warren Buffett explain to you how bubbles are formed

It’s a no-brainer. When it comes to value-investing, nothing beats Warren Buffett and his mentor Ben Graham (you might want to read the bible of value-investing by him called The Intelligent Investor). He has accumulated his wealth by closely following this mindset and ended up being the world’s richest man for a few years (he is a super interesting person and HBO has a very interesting documentary on him called “Becoming Warren Buffett”). Basically, value-investing is the opposite of whatever you see in the news and the mainstream media (yes, you can say he’s a contrarian – in a way – but that’s because he has a different perception for everything that happens to everyone on a daily basis). It’s like when you open any music channel and it plays Justin Bieber; eventually, you’ll start thinking that his stuff is cool (and worth a Grammy) since you have not bothered looking at other alternatives outside of the mainstream media. But if you search (i.e. study) enough, you’ll soon be questioning a lot of stuff!

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October 31, 2017October 31, 2017

Is it better to invest in dividend paying stocks or invest in rental properties?

I just came across an awesome article that, in my opinion, tackled this question in the absolute best possible way. Koodos to Ryan Thurston, who made these calculations available to everyone on Quora. I would strongly recommend everyone to take a few minutes and read this brilliant reply to this question here.

October 23, 2017October 20, 2017

Early Retirement – How much money do I need to save before I retire “safely”? And “The Rule of 25”

This is a question that pops up a lot in the social media these days. Millenials all seem to be rushing to “retire” as soon as they could, or at least, the idea of an early retirement is something that is soothing to the mind. But what is an actual PRACTICAL way of approaching this? I’ll look at the best alternative (from my point of view)… Continue reading “Early Retirement – How much money do I need to save before I retire “safely”? And “The Rule of 25””