Neil Friesen & Associates

Property

It is no secret that the greatest wealth-builder in history has always been investment in real estate. Real estate is more than just a fallback investment during a bare market. And unlike the "paper" investments of the stock and bond markets, carefully selected income properties have real long-term value secured by physical assets. Additionally, they [...]

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Property

Flow Through Shares

Flow-Through Shares Explained Flow-Through Shares are a tax-advantaged investment in the Canadian natural resource sector. Taxpayers in the highest marginal tax rate can reduce their taxable income and receive refundable or non-refundable tax-credits depending on their province of residency. Essentially, exploration or mining companies who issue flow-through shares renounce the deductions that would normally be available to [...]

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Flow Through Shares

Life Settlements

What are Life Settlements? A Life Settlement is a financial transaction whereby a policy owner holding a life insurance policy sells this policy to a third party for a higher cash settlement value than if returned to the issuing life insurance company. The purchaser of the policy becomes the owner and beneficiary of the policy at maturity [...]

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Life Settlements

Real Estate Investment Trusts

When you invest within a private real estate syndication, you are pooling your capital with that of other qualified investors for the purpose of investing in larger and more lucrative real estate projects. This affords the lone investor an opportunity to participate with an organized group of like-minded investors in the ownership of a piece [...]

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Real Estate Investment Trusts