November 5, 2025

The Past Week’s Favourite Reads — November 8 – November 14, 2021

Just how vulnerable is your retirement to high inflation? Depends if you have a DB pension plan – Globe and Mail, November 11, 2021
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/personal-finance/retirement/article-just-how-vulnerable-is-your-retirement-to-high-inflation-depends-if/
Rob Carrick examines the impact that recent rising inflation will have on retirees finances. It can have both negative and positive effect, based upon one’s income sources.A very good read.

How to draw money out of your corporation in retirement – moneysense.ca, November 2, 2021
https://www.moneysense.ca/save/retirement/how-to-draw-money-out-of-your-corporation-in-retirement/
Jason Heath examines ways to draw retirement funds out of your personal corporation if you have one.

25 Most Amazing Ancient Ruins of the World – tourtopia.com, September 21, 2021
https://www.touropia.com/ancient-ruins-of-the-world/
A little travel dreaming this morning. Some of the world’s most interesting ancient ruins. I have only visited three of these sites – better get busy. 🙂

Some lucky people retired early during the pandemic. How did they structure their finances? – Globe and Mail, November 9, 2021
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/personal-finance/retirement/article-some-lucky-people-retired-early-during-the-pandemic-how-did-they/
Helen Burnett-Nichols looks at how a few individuals advanced their planned retirement dates during the pandemic and how they handled their related finances.

Canadians travelling to Florida should be prepared for the state’s lax COVID-19 rules – Globe and Mail, November 5, 2021
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/commentary/article-canadians-travelling-to-florida-should-be-prepared-for-the-states-lax/
Gus Carlson a New York-based columnist for The Globe and Mail offers up an interesting take on the Covid situation in Florida. Apparently the infection rate has dropped noticeably, in spite of the governor’s ban on mask and vaccination mandates. It’s going to be an interesting winter for snowbirds in Florida this year for sure.