April 22, 2026

The Past Week’s Reads — May 6 – May 12 , 2024

Downloadable RRIF withdrawal rates chart 2024 – MoneySense..ca, May 2, 2024
https://www.moneysense.ca/save/retirement/rrif/rrif-withdrawal-rates-chart/
The MoneySense Editors have shared the 2024 RRIF withdrawal table for those who are already, or about to start drawing down from their RIF/RRSP this year.

Why I just cancelled Netflix after 13 years – Globe and Mail, May 7, 2024
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/personal-finance/household-finances/article-why-i-just-cancelled-netflix-after-13-years/
Rob Carrick reports that his family has chosen “to subscribe to a select few services and then shuffle the deck once we’ve watched what interests us”. Sounds like a good idea. Exhaust a couple of sites and then switch to a couple of different ones. Makes sense. Meta is preventing us from posting direct links to articles in Canadian media on Facebook. The link here works.

The best no foreign transaction fee credit cards in Canada for 2024 – MoneySense.ca, May 1, 2024

The best no foreign transaction fee credit cards in Canada for 2024


By Keph Senett and Winston Sih. We are in search of a new “no foreign transactions fee credit card now that HSBC is out of business in Canada and their great card went the way of the dinosaur on us. 🙂

Portfolios for dividend investors to consider – Globe and Mail, May 6, 2024
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/markets/inside-the-market/article-portfolios-for-dividend-investors-to-consider/
Norman Rothery offers up a new list of Stable Dividend Stocks from the U.S. and provides links to other useful dividend portfolio options. Meta is preventing us from posting direct links to articles in Canadian media on Facebook. The link here works.

“My Weekly Reads” are articles I have read throughout the week because they were of interest to me … for good, or for bad reasons. 🙂 Sharing them does not mean that I endorse them, unless I explicitly state that. If concepts contained in the financial articles I share are of interest to you please remember that is always a good idea to ask your financial adviser’s advice when considering making changes to your financial portfolio or changing your spending habits.