Norman Terrance Allan Gwilliam, FMA, FCSI, CEA
Founding Partner
Terry is a Founding Partner of Rockmoor Wealth Management and specializes in advanced corporate investment & insurance solutions. Terry works extensively with his business clients and their accounting firms to help them achieve their long-term goals and objectives.
Having worked in the industry since 1985, Terry’s comprehensive understanding of the financial advisory sector ensures he creates maximum value for his clientele across Canada.
A Fellow of the Canadian Securities Institute (FCSI) since 2008, Terry received his Financial Management Adviser, FMA designation in 2006, along with the completion of Professional Financial Planning, Securities, Ethics, and Conducts & Practices studies. Terry is also a Certified Executor Advisor (CEA).
Away from Rockmoor, Terry is an active leader in his local community, having served as a Director of the Campbell River Community Foundation and the Campbell River and Kamloops Rotary Clubs. Terry is currently an active member of the Nanaimo Daybreak Rotary Club.
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On April 16, 2024, Canada’s Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister, Chrystia Freeland, presented the federal budget.
While there are no changes to federal personal or corporate tax rates, the budget introduces:
• An increase in the portion of capital gains subject to tax, rising from 50% to 66.67%, starting June 25, 2024. However, individual gains up to $250,000 annually will retain the 50% rate.
• The lifetime exemption limit for capital gains has been raised to $1.25 million. Additionally, a new one-third inclusion rate is set for up to $2 million in capital gains for entrepreneurs.
• The budget confirms the alternative minimum tax changes planned for January 1, 2024 but lessens their impact on charitable contributions.
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