April 22, 2026

The Past Week’s Favourite Reads — May 1 – 7, 2017

Older workers see job gains, while market tightens for the young – CBCnews, Sunday, May 7, month, 2017
http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/job-market-older-workers-1.4101163
Pete Evans identifies a trend, that some might find intriguing, or even disturbing. He reports that in the last 12 months nearly 50% of the new jobs created have gone to folks 55 years and older.

Are you retired? Share your story of life after work – Globe and Mail, Thursday, May 4, 2017
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/retirement/retire-lifestyle/are-you-retired-share-your-story-of-life-after-work/article34894079/
Want to share your story about retirement? The Globe and Mail is looking for folks to contribute to a future article.

Retirees need to start thinking ahead – MoneySense, Thursday, May 4, 2017
http://www.moneysense.ca/save/retirement/estate-planning-why-retirees-need-to-think-ahead/
Jonathan Chevreau speaks to a number of issues that Canadians approaching retirement need to be considering and planning for. Five steps that families should be talking about, identified a CIBC study, are listed towards the end of the article.

The 10 Best European Destinations for Your Money – Money, Wednesday, April 19, 2017
http://time.com/money/4740089/10-best-travel-values-europe/
Kerri Anne Renzulli and Megan Leonhard identify 10 European destinations that they claim provide lots of amenities and modest pricing. A US article, but probably applies for Canadians as well. Glad to see Prague and Berlin on the list as we will be heading to both of those cities this fall.

Which of these six retirement paths will you follow? – Globe and Mail, Tuesday, May 2, 2017
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/retirement/retire-lifestyle/carrick-on-money-newsletter-which-of-these-six-retirement-paths-will-you-follow/article34820081/
Rob Carrick provides a link to an article on “retirement paths”. This piece basically expands on one of the tips provided by Nancy K. Schlossberg in an article I referenced last week.