The overarching theme of today’s conversation revolves around prudent financial decision-making, including tax-efficient investing, risk assessment, and leveraging home equity for investment purposes. This acts as supplementary material for the main episode, where we take a deep dive into the nuances of tax. Join us as we look at taxation and income through the lens of common scenarios that often lead people to make poor decisions with their investments. We uncover the importance of structuring investment portfolios with tax implications in mind and venture into the realm of corporate-class bond ETFs, assessing their potential benefits and complexities. You’ll gain insight into the free dividends fallacy and the benefits of high dividend yield stocks. We also unravel the strategy of leveraging home equity to defer tax and share our personal experiences and insights, along with essential criteria to determine your risk profile.  Tune in as we turn dollars into sense and pave the road to a prosperous financial future!

 

Key Points From This Episode:

(0:01:32) Optimizing investment portfolio structure without relying on dividends.

(0:03:33) Essential aspects of taxes on capital gains and dividends. 

(0:06:41) The risks of dividend-chasing strategies. 

(0:09:56) A case study comparing premium with discount bond tax efficiency. 

(0:12:26) Practical examples and steps for leveraging discount bonds effectively. 

(0:19:11) Income after tax between discount and premium bonds. 

(0:22:52) Using corporate class bond ETFs for tax deferral. 

(0:25:07) Another case study that demonstrates leveraging home equity to invest. 

(0:28:15) Risks and complexities of leverage investing. 

(0:33:32) The value of a clear plan and reasonable expectations regarding your risk profile. 

(0:36:31) Mark’s experience of leverage investing. 

(0:40:06) How he used leverage investing to reach his financial goals. 

(0:47:39) Final thoughts and key takeaways. 

 

Links From Today’s Episode:

Rational Reminder Podcast: Professor Samuel Hartzmark — https://rationalreminder.ca/podcast/273

BlackRock — https://www.blackrock.com/ca

Horizons ETFs — https://horizonsetfs.com/

Dr. Mark Soth (The Loonie Doctor) — https://www.looniedoctor.ca/

Dr. Mark on X — https://twitter.com/LoonieDoctor

Benjamin Felix — https://www.pwlcapital.com/author/benjamin-felix/ 

Benjamin on X — https://twitter.com/benjaminwfelix

Benjamin on LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjaminwfelix/