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Diadan Holdings Nova Scotia - Evergreen Studios. CLV Group’s Mike McGahan: Thoughts on Leadership, Entrepreneurial Drive, Hamilton Real Estate. LinkedIn: Log In or Sign Up  Kris Thorkelson: How the executive is bringing his experience to real estate. Winnipeg’s Kris Thorkelson is an accomplished entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry.

Kris Thorkelson: How the executive is bringing his experience to real estate

A licensed pharmacist since 1991, Kris is the owner of The Prescription Shop, which has four retail outlets in Winnipeg; he also owns two medical clinics that are attached to his pharmacies. More recently, Kris Thorkelson ventured into new areas of the business world, including real estate. He is the owner of My Place Realty (MPR), a Winnipeg-based property management company specializing in offering quality multi-family homes that residents are proud to call home. Money on the Table: Government RESP Grants that Boost Education Savings - Blonde & Balanced. In Canada, parents often use a Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP) as an effective means to save for the post-secondary education of their children.

Money on the Table: Government RESP Grants that Boost Education Savings - Blonde & Balanced

The strategy has been encouraged over the years by the federal government, which first introduced tax incentives in 1972 to parents who opened an RESP for their children. In 1998, the government introduced the Canada Education Savings Grant (CESG) and in 2004 announced Additional CESG (ACESG) and the Canada Learning Bond (CLB). These incentives were established to promote access to post-secondary education to all Canadian families, with the ACESG and CLB particularly focused on promoting access to those who come from low-to-medium income homes.

C.S.T. Consultants Inc. on Vimeo. Saving for an Education: Setting Up an RESP Through Providers Like CST Consultants - SavingAdvice.com Blog. Education after high school is expensive and determining how to start setting money aside can sometimes feel overwhelming. However, it doesn’t have to be overly complicated. If you want to help your child achieve their future goals, one of the first things you should consider is opening a Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP). RESP savings grow tax free, meaning you don’t pay tax on any investment earnings while the funds remain in the plan and the earlier you start saving for your child’s education, the more your savings can grow. According to CST Consultants Inc. Group RESP plan vs. mutual funds. What's the difference between a pooled or group plan RESP and a self-directed RESP plan at a bank?

Group RESP plan vs. mutual funds

What about fees and costs? How do they compare? While most bank plans have no up-front fees, there are significant management fees associated with the investments in the fund. These fees are called the Management Expense Ratio (MER) of the fund. The average MER for Canadian bank funds is 2.49% - and is charged regardless of the performance of your investment. What about investment performance? Liv Ottawa. CLV Group is a large real estate company that has served much of the Canadian housing market for 50 years.

Liv Ottawa

Today, the company has a portfolio of properties spanning more than 20 cities throughout Ontario, including Ottawa and the National Capital Region, the Greater Toronto Hamilton Area, and parts of Québec. CLV Group, alongside InterRent REIT, operates several established business divisions concentrating in residential apartment rentals, real estate sales and leasing, property management and development. Currently in their residential real estate division, CLV Group and InterRent REIT have over 10,000 rental accommodations from heritage apartments to amenity-filled high rises. CST Consultants – Cost of Tuition, Video. With the increasing cost of education today saving for your child’s post-secondary education has become important. It is CST Consultants’ mission is to make higher education accessible and attainable for Canadian families.

For many students, however, the high costs of tuition can be a challenge. In this video, industry experts agree on the importance of committing to an education savings plan as early as possible. CST Consultants – Cost of Tuition, Video. Healing Message of DiaDan Holdings’ Eileen Richardson: How Art Impacts Lives. The CEO of Nova Scotia based DiaDan Holdings Ltd. recently took her passion for photography and applied it to the greater good by donating several pieces of her photographic artwork to local charity.

The Prescription Shop. Proposed Executive Profile to add to www.prescriptionshop.ca Kris Thorkelson is proud to be the founder and owner of The Prescription Shop and bring more than twenty-five years of experience in the pharmacy industry to his leadership at the company.

The Prescription Shop

Kris graduated from the University of Manitoba with his Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy in 1991. He then returned to the University of Manitoba graduating in 1996 with a Psychology degree. Prior to founding The Prescription Shop, Kris led and helped grow HW Pharmacy, a retail pharmacy in Winnipeg, which he eventually sold to Safeway Canada in 1995. Eco-Friendly Apartment Living: How to Do It Right. Maintaining a sustainable lifestyle while living in an apartment is easier than you might think!

Eco-Friendly Apartment Living: How to Do It Right

All you have to do is look for a building with the right amenities and you can live the eco-friendly life you love. First, look for energy-efficient apartments. The more measures the building takes to reduce energy and water use, the better. The units at Stoney Creek Towers in Hamilton have energy-efficient lighting and appliances to make your life easy without wasting electricity. Interview With Kris Thorkelson: Pharma Entrepreneur And Owner Of My Place Realty - Tech Company News. S DigitalOcean.com – cloud hosting, built for champions: sign up and receive $10 in hosting credit immediately!

Interview With Kris Thorkelson: Pharma Entrepreneur And Owner Of My Place Realty - Tech Company News

A licensed pharmacist since 1991, Kris Thorkelson has mastered the art of answering customer’s needs. He is the owner and founder of The Prescription Shop and owns two medical clinics that are attached to his pharmacies. Having founded Canada Drugs in response to the rising costs of prescription medications, although still working in the pharmaceutical field, Kris Thorkelson has now branched out into real estate. He now helps lead My Place Realty, a property management company based in Winnipeg that specializes in helping home seekers find a place to call home. Stoney Creek Towers on Vimeo. Mike Mcgahan - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Group RESP Research and Education Project – SEED Winnipeg. The Group RESP Research and Education Project In 2016, SEED Winnipeg received a grant from The Law Foundation of Ontario Access to Justice Fund to conduct research and public legal education on group plan RESPs.

Group RESP Research and Education Project – SEED Winnipeg

With Dr. Jerry Buckland (Full Professor, International Development Studies, Menno Simons College), Dr. Gail E. Henderson (Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, Queen’s University), Momentum (Calgary), and the Legal Help Centre of Winnipeg, SEED studied the regulation of group plan RESPs and the experiences of low-income subscribers. The project team also developed public legal education materials to support low-income RESP subscribers in understanding and making informed decisions about their RESP investments. C.S.T. Consultants Inc. on Vimeo. What are RESPs? CST Consultants Helps You Learn More by morinpl1. Kris Thorkelson: How the executive is bringing his experience to real estate.

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