Pension Splitting and Sharing … There is a Difference
by A bit of a quickie piece on pension “splitting” and “sharing.” I am assuming lots of folks are aware that pension income can be split …
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Retirement Income Streams… The Wild and Crazy – Part 3
Retirement Income Streams… The Expected, the Possible, and the Wild and Crazy And now we come to the really interesting alternative income streams. These would …
Retirement Income Streams… The Possible – Part 2
Retirement Income Streams… The Expected, the Possible, and the Wild and Crazy This next group of income streams are ones that lay outside the general …
Retirement Income Streams… The Expected – Part 1
Retirement Income Streams… The Expected, the Possible, and the Wild and Crazy This article will appear in three parts over the next three days. There …
COVID-19 Investing … Dead Cats and Warren Buffet
You know, the last few months have been scary times for investors. Especially for individuals who are retired or are about to retire. What have …
TFSAs … Our Simple Approach and the COVID Crash
I love tax free savings accounts (TFSA). All Canadians should love TFSAs. The federal government, and the CRA, on the other hand have probably already …
Wintering In Spain … The Cost
*UPDATE – So, it’s 2023, how much has the cost of wintering in Spain gone up since this original analysis was written in 2019 you …
Book Synopsis and Takeaways – The Procrastinator’s Guide to Retirement: How YOU can retire in 10 years or less
by Book Synopsis and Takeaways – The Procrastinator’s Guide to Retirement: How YOU can retire in 10 years or less – By David Trahair, CPA, CA …
When to Take Your CPP? … My Take on It
*Updated Feb 26, 2021 to include link to GofC website re: CPP sharing. It seems that everyone writing about retirement has become fixated on when …
Airline Gift Cards … Good Idea … Mostly
If you read my last article about the use of reward miles to book international travel you will know that we have decided to redeem …