Stock Compensation Arrangements: Trigger for Holistic Wealth Management
About a third of the largest publicly traded companies in Canada offer their employees stock compensation arrangements.
Recently, Shopify announced that they will be overhauling their employees’ compensation arrangements, offering them a choice between cash or stock. But do the recipients of these compensation arrangements truly understand the risks associated with investing in stocks? Are they aware of how these securities fit within their holistic wealth management plan? It’s a real opportunity to add value as we head into an economic renewal.
There’s More to Cross Border Tax Then Meets the Eye
As baby boomers age, technology makes it possible for people and businesses to operate globally, and economic changes make it appealing for people and businesses to purchase investment property globally. As well as the increase in the sharing of financial information between countries, cross border taxation issues become key for cross border employment, entrepreneurship or asset ownership, as does the issue of residency and U.S. citizenship.
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Do You Want to Have a Successful Remote Practice?
New Course Alert: The Digital Practitioner Course (Your Guide to Remote Work)
When the pandemic hit, there was a natural surge in employees working from home.
In Canada, the percentage of *core-age employees working from home was about 43% in May 2020.
As the pandemic subsided, in December 2021, 26% of core-age employees in Canada worked from home, compared with 13% in the United States. Majority of people who are working remotely—want to keep it that way.
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