Rob Carrick: Advice for women on finding a female investment adviser – Globe and Mail, November 12, 2020
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/markets/inside-the-market/article-rob-carrick-advice-for-women-on-finding-a-female-investment-adviser/
At long last, a nice piece by Rob Carrick for women about how to find a financial advisor who is also female. Apparently only 23% of financial advisors in Canada are in fact women, so a tough search.
Near retirement with no defined benefit pension? Here’s what you need to know – moneysense.ca, October 21, 2020
https://www.moneysense.ca/columns/retired-money/financial-strategies-retiring-with-no-defined-benefit-pension/
Jonathan Chevreaux has a look at the book “Retirement Income For Life by retired actuary Fred Vettese”. According to Jonathan it “offers strategies for Canadians at different income levels who want to approach their “golden years” wisely.” Probably a good book to read if you are a approaching retirement.
Liberals make plea for seniors to file taxes as thousands at risk of losing benefits – abc.ca, October 14, 2020
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/senior-tax-1.5761496
Apparently a number of Canadian seniors are at risk of losing benefits because they have not yet filed their 2019 taxes. A reminder, just in case you’re in that group.
Why you should use a TFSA to save for retirement – Globe and Mail, October 30, 2020
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/adv/article-why-you-should-use-a-tfsa-to-save-for-retirement/
Well this is interesting. This appeared to be an original Globe and Mail article, but when I went to it I noticed that it was in fact a “paid post That said, it is a decent read about the value of the TFSA as a retirement tool. You just have to ignore the corporate shilling. 🙂
Payroll taxes, CPP rates to rise as COVID-19 pandemic cuts into revenues, profit margins – Globe and Mail, November 7, 2020
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-payroll-taxes-cpp-rates-to-rise-as-covid-19-pandemic-cuts-into-profit/
Patrick Brethour examines the upcoming increase to CPP contribution rates. This will ultimately lead to increased CPP payments for recipients down the road, but the increased contributions will be tough on businesses to begin with.
