April 22, 2026

The Past Week’s Favourite Reads — July 19 – 25, 2021

Can Lynne afford to help her children financially and still have enough to meet her needs? – Globe and Mail, July 23, 2021
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/personal-finance/retirement/article-can-lynn-afford-to-help-her-children-financially-and-still-have-enough/
Dianne Maley examines the ability of a single retired woman to maintain her current lifestyle and still be able to gift her children money.

A Country-by-country Guide to Europe’s Reopening – Travel + Leisure, July 1, 2021
https://www.travelandleisure.com/travel-news/vaccinated-americans-travel-to-europe
Maya Kachroo-Levinee and Alison Fox provide an update covering which European countries are open to vaccinated American tourists this summer. Yes, the article is primarily of interest to Americans, but most of the conditions stated will probably also be applicable to Canadian travellers.

Getting divorced in retirement? Here’s how to protect your assets – Globe and Mail, July 20, 2021
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/personal-finance/retirement/article-getting-divorced-in-retirement-heres-how-to-protect-your-assets/
Matthew Halliday examines the issues around getting divorced later in life. Getting divorced in retirement is just about the worst thing you can do… financially.

What retirement will look like in the future — and how you get there
– Financial Post, July 25, 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJJOnY7CIyg&t=26s
In this video “Rick Lowes, RBC’s Vice President of Retirement Strategy talks to the Financial Post’s Larysa Harapyn about how Boomers have changed retirement and how they and younger generations can meet their savings goals.”