From Don's Desk

Factor ACIC Into Your Retirement Plan

Market News
Feb 01 2010

The RRSP deadline is just around the corner, and an ACIC investment can be part of your contribution strategy. RRSP eligibility is available on minimum investments of $20,000 for investors with a self-directed plan. Envision Financial Services and Canadian Western Trust can act as trustees for ACIC investors wishing to make RRSP-eligible contributions, and provide access to a variety of registered accounts...

Tenants quality is key to commercial financing

ACIC's Strategy
Aug 03 2009

Commercial real estate financings are an important part of ACIC’s diversified investment strategy and currently make up about 40 per cent of our mortgage portfolio. Yet there’s been a fair bit of uncertainty expressed lately about this sector of the real estate market…

Keeping Real Estate in the Conversation

Market News
Jul 02 2009

The real estate market has always been a popular topic of speculation and conversation. And I think people have become even more intently focused on it in the months since the long run-up in prices reversed itself…

Demand for Commercial Real Estate Financing on the Rise

Market News
Jun 01 2009

With the residential real estate market appearing to be re-stabilizing, more attention is shifting to the outlook for commercial properties…

Price vs. Income: What Motivates Your Investment Decisions?

ACIC's Strategy
May 01 2009

So are you a get-rich-quick kind of investor, or more the slow-and-steady type?

That's an over-simplified question, but it does go to a fundamental distinction in investment strategies: Are you looking for an investment that you hope to sell at a profit, perhaps fairly soon, or are you looking for an income-earning investment to hang onto? …