Contents CPA MAGAZINE NOVEMBER 2017 28 NEWS ETC.


Globetrotting 6 News From Around the World


Crosscountry 7 Canada at a Glance


Variables 8 All-Access Pass


By the Numbers 60 Part-Time Lovers


FEATURES


The Real Estate Investor’s Toolkit


A guide to what every investor should consider before taking the plunge into the real estate market


Home Free Gimme Shelter 34


A pricey house is not every Canadian’s dream home. Some are opting for a creative alternative and in turn a simpler life


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Pre-doomsday shopping is at an all-time high with underground bunkers selling well. And it’s not only eccentrics who are buying in


28 COLUMNS Editor’s Note 2


Canadian Issues 20 Are Canadians Getting Their Money’s Worth?


The Right Thing 22 The Waning Dream


In Practice 24 Get Ready to Audit Smarter


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DEPARTMENTS Online Features 4


Standards Digest 9 Equity or Liability?


Professional Matters 10


Proposed tax changes for private corporations 10


Why we’re #CPAproud 11


New Chapter in Sustainability 12


Workplace 14


Business Etiquette 14 News 14 Profile 15 Management 16 Leadership 19


Technophilia 26


When DNA Meets Technology 26 Tech Review 27


On the Money 44


Financial News and Advice 44


Retirement Funding: Buy Big or Diversify? 45


Fraud 46 Scams and Shams 46


It Takes One to Know One 48


After Hours 50 Profile 50 Food 51 Health 52 Book Review 53 Travel: Warsaw 54


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