We’re well off in retirement. How can we pay less tax? – MoneySense.ca, August 28, 2025
https://www.moneysense.ca/columns/ask-a-planner/retiree-strategies-less-tax/
Allan Norman “A financial planner explains some tax-saving strategies that Canadian retirees may not have thought of.”
Outdated retirement system could leave many financially struggling, investment management group says – Globe and Mail, August 27, 2025
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/personal-finance/retirement/article-outdated-retirement-system-could-leave-many-financially-struggling/
Meera Ramam discusses the ramifications of a report recently released where “the Securities and Investment Management Association (SIMA) said that the current retirement income system hasn’t kept pace with longer lifespans, higher living costs and the decline of workplace pensions.”
When it comes to financial planning, trust has to be a two-way street – Globe and Mail, August 25, 2025
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/personal-finance/article-financial-planning-investing-saving-stocks-shares-trust/
Preet Banerjee drills down into the question, “You have to find an adviser you can trust.” Well-meaning advice, but how does one know if they can trust an adviser unless they’ve met their financial goals at retirement.”
Ottawa plans to follow through on GIS, RRIF relief for retirees – Globe and Mail, August 25, 2025
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/personal-finance/retirement/article-gis-rrif-relief-retirees-liberals-plan-follow-through/
Meera Ramam reports on how, “In an interview with The Globe and Mail, Stephanie McLean, secretary of state for seniors, said the government plans to follow through on the proposed policy changes for both guaranteed income supplement payments and registered retirement income fund accounts, though it is not clear when those measures will take effect.”.
Moselle Cycle Path – eurobike.at,
https://www.eurobike.at/en/cycle-paths/moselle-cycle-path
One of the great things to do in retirement is travel, of course. But doing a bike tour somewhere in Europe has probably not been on your radar. We have already done one around Lake Constance, which is nestled between Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. We are thinking about doing this one. Friends of ours are in the midst of doing it right now. This is the company that they have booked the trip through.
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