Cable TV or bundle bills out of control? Insiders reveal how to fight for discounts – CBC News, Friday, April 1
http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/cable-tv-internet-bills-discounts-customers-savings-1.3514746
Sophia Harris offers up five strategies from industry insiders on how to negotiate a better cable or bundle plan.
What to do when your adult children are ruining your retirement – Globe and Mail, Tuesday, March 29
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/retirement/retire-family/what-to-do-when-your-adult-children-are-ruining-your-retirement/article29404304/
Diane Jermyn addresses the potential financial hazards for retirees when they have to provide financial help to adult children by examining a case example with hypothetical solutions.
Planning your retirement requires ‘reliability’ from the government – Globe and Mail, Sunday, March 27
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/retirement/retire-lifestyle/planning-your-retirement-finances-requires-reliability-from-the-government/article29398937/
Rob Carrick examines the pros and cons of the government’s recent decision to keep the age of eligibility for OAS at 65, rather than moving it up to 67 as the previous government had decided. He calls for governments to “develop a national retirement strategy that creates a system based on actuarial analysis of lifespans, demographics and retirement-income needs.”
The reality behind two RRSP myths: Mayers – Toronto Star, Monday, January 25
http://www.thestar.com/business/personal_finance/retirement/2016/01/25/the-reality-behind-two-rrsp-myths-mayers.html
Adam Mayers questions if receiving a tax refund for RRSP contributions is really a windfall, and whether borrowing to make RRSP contributions is a good idea.
