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Entries from December 2007

Quicktax for 2007 Tax Year

December 6th, 2007 · 2 Comments

QuickTax has become a leading software package for preparing personal tax returns. But will they continue their past success in the 2007 tax year? The recent changes to their pricing scheme have caused a stream of outrage on the Financial Webring Forum.
It seems the plan is to charge $59.99 for the Platinum [...]

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Tags: Tax

Fixed Income Calculation Conventions

December 4th, 2007 · No Comments

The Investment Industry Association of Canada has put together a great reference document of conventions for calculating prices, interest payments, and yields on fixed income securities.  [Link via PrefBlog.]

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Tags: Fixed Income · Investor Education