Unlocking the Annuity Puzzle: Why Canadians avoid what seems to be the perfect retirement vehicle – moneysense.ca, December 18, 2025
https://www.moneysense.ca/columns/retired-money/unlocking-the-annuity-puzzle/
Jonathan Chevreau drills down into how “Annuities promise guaranteed lifetime income—so why do Canadians avoid them? We unpack the “annuity puzzle” and when they may actually make sense.”
Airlines retreat from U.S. to carve new routes overseas as Canadians shun America – o.canada.com, January 8, 2026
https://o.canada.com/news/national/airlines-retreat-from-u-s-to-carve-new-routes-overseas-as-canadians-shun-america
Christopher Reynolds of the Canadian Press reports on how the ongoing boycott of US travel has resulted in airlines reducing flights to American destinations and repositioning the planes on other international routes. Keep up the good work people!
Canadian pension plans are flush with record surplus on soaring stock market returns, Mercer says – Financial Post, January 6, 2026
https://financialpost.com/personal-finance/canadian-pension-plans-achieve-record-solvencyGigi Suhanic reviews how “Soaring stock markets helped boost the solvency of Canadian defined-benefit (DB) pension plans to a record high at the end of 2025, according to a new report by Mercer (Canada) Ltd.”
How retirement is rewiring my brain’s approach to spending – Globe and Mail, January 12, 2026
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/personal-finance/article-retirement-inflation-travel-peer-pressure-spend-save/
Rob Carrick ruminates on how he is approaching “spending” now that he is retired. It is a totally different situation of course.
A better way to help out poor seniors – Globe and Mail, January 10, 2026
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/editorials/article-a-better-way-to-help-out-poor-seniors/
An opinion piece from the editorial board l suggests that “The government should focus on creating a unified and sustainable system of retirement benefits that helps low- and moderate-income seniors.”
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