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Weekend Reading – #RRSP deadline advice, 7% return is enough, FIRE for you, more #moneystuff

Posted on February 28, 2019 by Mark | 29 Comments

Weekend Reading – #RRSP deadline advice, 7% return is enough, FIRE for you, more #moneystuff Hey folks! Welcome to my latest Weekend Reading edition where I share some of my favourite articles from the week that was across the personal…

Weekend Reading – RRSP deadline advice, bucket strategies, great U.S. ETFs and more #moneystuff

Posted on February 16, 2019 by Mark | 6 Comments

Weekend Reading – RRSP deadline advice, bucket strategies, great U.S. ETFs and more #moneystuff Hey folks! Welcome to my latest Weekend Reading edition where I share some of my favourite articles from the week that was across the personal finance…

RRSP facts, “dos” and “don’ts” you must remember this year and beyond!

Posted on February 14, 2019 by Mark | 38 Comments

RRSP facts, “dos” and “don’ts” you must remember this year and beyond! Welcome to another “RRSP season” folks! To help you out with making any last minute contributions to your Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) before the March 1, 2019…

Weekend Reading – Living off $1 M, pro athletes living in vans, RRSP contributions and more #moneystuff

Posted on January 25, 2019 by Mark | 18 Comments

Weekend Reading – Living off $1 M, pro athletes living in vans, RRSP contributions and more #moneystuff Welcome to my latest Weekend Reading edition where I share some of my favourite articles from the week that was across the personal…

Top Year End Financial Planning and Tax Tips for 2018

Posted on December 4, 2018 by Mark | 13 Comments

Top Year End Financial Planning and Tax Tips for 2018 The decorations are up. The holiday marketing campaigns are in full swing. People are becoming more edgy by the day. Yup, the holidays are approaching fast folks! All jokes aside…

Beneficiaries for TFSAs, RRSPs, RRIFs and other key accounts

Posted on July 26, 2018 by Mark | 34 Comments

Beneficiaries for TFSAs, RRSPs, RRIFs and other key accounts The following is a sponsored post by Sun Life Financial, all thoughts and opinions are my own. It has been said there are two certainties in life – death and taxes. …

Overlooked retirement income and planning considerations

Posted on February 25, 2018 by Mark | 17 Comments

Overlooked retirement income and planning considerations I’ve mentioned this a few times on my site: there is a wealth of information about asset accumulation, how to save within your registered and non-registered accounts to plan for retirement. There is far…

Should I draw down my RRSP before taking my pension?

Posted on November 14, 2017 by Mark | 39 Comments

Should I draw down my RRSP before taking my pension? From time to time on this site I write about having “enough money” for us to retire on, or at least, to semi-retire on in the decades to come. Determining…