Sveinson Financial Services Inc.

10/26/2026

CTV News has reported a scam whereby taxpayers are being notified of "errors" in returns and to click a link. You would never do this because you've been coached to monitor your online CRA account directly. ;) Reminds me to remind you of any instalment requirement you may have and to stay up to date given our environment of rising interest rates.

09/13/2026

The inaugural investment summit takes place in Toronto this week. Canada's new "Major Projects Office" will be on center stage tempting investment funds. Suppose it's not a bad idea to know what's in store for projects and companies which qualify for this kind of attention by our federal government.

08/06/2026

Your government has established a "major projects office" in order to ensure that Canadian companies appointed are provided with supports to navigate the regulatory environment. Do you believe that Canada is a good place to invest? If so, could it be that companies identified as targets within the program are worthy of your attention?

07/29/2026

Your TFSA is a tremendous program in Canada. Your government recognizes that you are taxed highly once your income grows into the higher brackets. When unable to utilize the program in lower income years, the room grows over time for when your earning capacity also grows and consequently are able to put the program to work wholeheartedly. It also becomes a great conduit at a time when you potentially become a beneficiary of an estate. However; should you decide to withdraw - pay special attention to the technical rules!! Similarly to every investment account - it must be managed and monitored diligently.

06/11/2026

Canada's taxpayers' ombudsperson is launching an investigation into how the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) handles complaints, citing concerns about timeliness and fairness.

Ombud François Boileau made the announcement Tuesday after his initial review suggested that it's not always clear for taxpayers where to go when they have an issue and that the lack of clarity leads to varying timelines for people seeking help.

"At the end of the day, the CRA is a federal agency. It is meant to serve the public, and the public expects good service," Boileau said in a news release.

02/26/2026

Your Alberta government has been somewhat slow off the mark in producing a digital platform for administering corporate tax. However; effective April 1st, corporate directors can now access "TRACS" to facilitate admin matters. Visit:

Correspondence will transition to online mail for corporations in April 2026.

02/11/2026

The Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada will be meeting in Toronto on the weekend of March 1st. Given the bull metals market - this will be a very well attended event. Could it actually help move the junior metals market even higher? I wouldn't bet against this possibility. Pre-positioning may be in order.

01/23/2026

We've seen a tremendous run in the precious metals space. Silver languished at $16 for the longest time and investors had grown weary. Then there was the $33 marker for a good while. Today, it's breached $100 and those patient investors confident with their rationale for being in the space have been rewarded. Also....the mainstream analysts were laughing at gold bugs looking at $5,000 gold. Today the price is $4975, Who do you listen to? Sveinson Financial has been bullish since the price of gold was $280 back in 2002. This was the beginning of one long bull run.

11/08/2025

Online commerce has created a conundrum. We want to keep our friendly disposition while hyper aware that scammers and unsolicited sales people lurk. Firstly, if you decide to pick up a call from an unfamiliar number...you know of the probability that its a sales person or scammer. If you next identify that there's a pause before connection -then an auto dialer is at work. Play their game for a quick moment but keep it short. Don't identify yourself and don't say "yes" when they pose the presumptive question of your identify. Ensure you get their first and last name along with their company name at the outset. Get the spellings Then ask them for the best number to call them back at? They want control of the conversation but you won't be giving it. By this stage , there's only a very remote possibility that they've established their credibility with you. Now you have everything you need to check out the company online should you decide to continue and call them back. Alternatively, Canada still has the "Do Not Call List" available to consumers. In the spirit of capitalism business gets to still navigate the shark infested waters so have some fun with it instead of being loathe to the phone.

11/03/2025

What does good customer service mean to you? I hope it means the availability of a customer service representative at the other end of the telephone when you need assistance on your account. If it does - then pickings are getting slimmer in the age of AI and digital absolutism (I've just coined this term ;)). Unfortunately; service level declines are now incidental with decreasing competition. Your voice matters if and when competition comes calling.