April 22, 2026

The Past Week’s Reads — January 15 – 21, 2024

Why Lisbon is attracting Canadian snowbirds – SnowbirdAdvisor.ca,
https://www.snowbirdadvisor.ca/why-lisbon-attracting-canadian-snowbirds
As you know, we primarily spent our winters in the south of Spain. The editors at Snowbird advisor remind us that Portugal is also a great winter getaway destination.

Charting retirement: What happened to all the 50-year-olds? – source, January 16, 2024
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/personal-finance/retirement/article-charting-retirement-what-happened-to-all-the-50-year-olds/
“Charting retirement: What happened to all the 50-year-olds?” – Today we have been reading Globe and Mail’s “Charting retirement: What happened to all the 50-year-olds?” by Frederick Vettese. Meta is preventing us from posting direct links to articles in Canadian media on Facebook. The link here works.

The new CDCP: Here’s when seniors can apply for the federal government’s dental plan – MoneySense.ca, December 22, 2023
https://www.moneysense.ca/save/budgeting/cdcp-when-seniors-can-apply-for-the-federal-dental-plan/
Jaclyn Law examines the “New details about the government’s dental plan for seniors, as well as people with disabilities, kids under 18 and other Canadians who qualify for the CDCP.”

2024 in charts: Experts predict what’s to come for housing, jobs, wages, interest rates and more – Globe and Mail, January 12, 2024
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-charts-canada-economy-2024/
“2024 in charts: Experts predict what’s to come for housing, jobs, wages, interest rates and more” – Today we have been reading Globe and Mail’s “2024 in charts: Experts predict what’s to come for housing, jobs, wages, interest rates and more” by Jason Kirby. Meta is preventing us from posting direct links to articles in Canadian media on Facebook. The link here works.

The Two-Minute Portfolio: Dividends plus index-beating results over the long term – Globe and Mail, March 14, 2024
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/markets/inside-the-market/article-the-two-minute-portfolio-dividends-plus-index-beating-results-over-the/
Today we have been reading Globe and Mail’s”The Two-Minute Portfolio: Dividends plus index-beating results over the long term” by Rob Carrick. Meta is preventing us from posting direct links to articles in Canadian media on Facebook.

“My Favourite Weekly Reads” are articles I have read throughout the week because they were of interest to me … for good, or for bad reasons. 🙂 Sharing them does not mean that I endorse them, unless I explicitly state that. If concepts contained in the financial articles I share are of interest to you please remember that is always a good idea to ask your financial adviser’s advice when considering making changes to your financial portfolio or changing your spending habits.