More money in your pocket? Poll suggests people would rather have money in their retirement fund – Globe and Mail, October 8, 2019
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/personal-finance/article-more-money-in-your-pocket-poll-suggests-people-would-rather-have/
Rob Carrick addresses the notion that folks are increasingly as interested in their retirement savings as they are about their day to day cost of living. The bottom line is, defined benefit pension plans are what everyone needs.
‘I hate going back to the U.S.’: This 69-year-old left Utah for Portugal, where you can ‘live well’ on $2,000 a month – MarketWatch.com, October 11, 2019
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/i-hate-going-back-to-the-us-this-69-year-old-left-utah-for-portugal-where-you-can-live-well-on-2000-a-month-2019-10-09?link=sfmw_fb&fbclid=IwAR00UBubgFkpxeEmVna_4Op5i-QLQxSLcSml_7f7UHRppQ5nmvwsxJ_jgyU
Catey Hill writes about Tricia Pimental’s experience of moving to Portugal to live in retirement. Important considerations like cost, healthcare, and the downsides to living there are addressed.
Why the silence over tax discrimination faced by solo seniors? – Globe and Mail, October 9, 2019
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/personal-finance/retirement/article-women-the-main-victims-of-tax-discrimination-against-solo-seniors-a/
Rob Carrick looks at an issue he feels should be getting more attention in the current election. That being, the fact that single seniors don’t get to enjoy a tax benefit like married couples have with the ability to income-split.
Come on, ride the train: Why Canada needs a national rail strategy – Globe and Mail, October 12, 2019
https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-come-on-ride-the-train-why-canada-needs-a-national-rail-strategy/
An opinion piece by Elizabeth Renzetti bemoaning the fact that we have no high-speed rail service in Canada. Having traveled by high-speed rail all over the world I have to agree with the sentiments she expresses.
Globe Retirement Forum: I have been careful with money all my life and I am having difficulty going from saving to spending – Globe and Mail, October 9, 2019
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/personal-finance/retirement/article-globe-retirement-forum-i-have-been-careful-with-money-all-my-life-and/
Rob Carrick’s been busy this week. Here he shares a few thought on the question raised in the piece, and then throws it out to his Retirement Forum readers.
