Senior Living: Don’t believe what they tell you about retirement – National Post, August 10, 2020
https://nationalpost.com/life/senior-living-dont-believe-what-they-tell-you-about-retirement
Shelley Fralic takes an amusing look at retirement. I certainly haven’t been as unchanged or as unmotivated as she implies, but maybe there’s hope for you. 🙂
TFSAs, RRSPs and the tax hikes to come – Globe and Mail, August 10, 2020
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/personal-finance/article-tfsas-rrsps-and-the-tax-hikes-to-come/
Rob Carrick starts off this piece with some words that I strongly believe in, “Fill your TFSA. Fill it to the brim.”. He goes on to elaborate, but his major message here is that there will be tax hikes ahead to pay off the enormous pandemic created deficit.
Canadians being forced to retire early face challenging ramifications – Globe and Mail, August 10, 2020
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/globe-advisor/advisor-news/article-canadians-being-forced-to-retire-early-face-challenging-ramifications/
Kathy Kerr claims that the reasons for retirement have been “amplified” by the employment crisis created by the pandemic. I can’t honestly argue with her about that point, but for those of you affected, I hope you were able to turn your forced retirement into a positive.
Severance, pensions and unemployment at 65: Should you apply for a pension if you get laid off? – money sense.ca, August 11, 2020
https://www.moneysense.ca/columns/ask-moneysense/laid-off-at-65-apply-for-a-pension/
Jason Heath offers yet another take on how to address being forced into retirement by the pandemic. The piece is more about when to take your CPP or OAS if this happens to you.
Bill Gates: This Other Crisis Could Cause a Bigger Market Crash Than COVID-19 – The Motley Fool, August 14, 2020
https://www.fool.ca/2020/08/14/bill-gates-this-other-crisis-could-cause-a-bigger-market-crash-than-covid-19/
Adam Otham writes about Bill Gates’ warning that climate change will potentially be more deadly than the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s always hard to disagree with Bill.
