Here’s why you should make your RIF withdrawal at the beginning of the year – Globe and Mail, February 8, 2024
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/investment-ideas/article-at-what-time-of-year-and-in-what-form-should-you-withdraw-from-rifs/
Nancy Woods explains why she thinks retirees should make their RIF withdrawals at the beginning of the year. She also speaks to how the withdrawal should be made. Meta is preventing us from posting direct links to articles in Canadian media on Facebook. The link here works.
We can all have federal workers’ ‘gold-plated’ pensions – just expand the CPP – Globe and Mail, February 7, 2024
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/commentary/article-we-can-all-have-federal-workers-gold-plated-pensions-just-expand-the/
An opinion piece from Claude Lavoie explains how all Canadians could have a fully indexed pension if we were to expand the CPP program. Meta is preventing us from posting direct links to articles in Canadian media on Facebook.
Why you should be able to save more as you get closer to retirement – Globe and Mail, February 6, 2024
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/personal-finance/retirement/article-why-you-should-be-able-to-save-more-as-you-get-closer-to-retirement/
Frederick Vettesse explains how it is easier to save for retirement as you get closer to it. Meta is preventing us from posting direct links to articles in Canadian media on Facebook.
Retirement math you need to know, from how long you’ll live to deferring CPP – Financial Post, February 5, 2024
https://financialpost.com/personal-finance/retirement/cpp-deferral-life-expectancy-retirement-math-to-know
Jason Heath crunches important retirement numbers.
Spain sets tourism record with 85.1 million foreign visitors in 2023 – Spain in English, February 4, 2024
https://www.spainenglish.com/2024/02/04/spain-sets-tourism-record-foreign-visitors-2023/
From the News Desk… since we are wintering in Spain. 🙂
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