The article “Getting The Most Out Of Retirement Income Planning With An Older Spouse” was originally published on MoneySense on January 22, 2019. Ellen is curious how pension income splitting works when there is a big age difference between spouses. There...
The article “The Real Reason People Fail To Save Enough For Retirement — And What You Can Do To Limit The Damage” was originally published on Financial Post on January 16, 2019. Procrastination may not be the biggest impediment to saving enough While there...
The article “Disability, Income Splitting and Tax Reduction” was originally published on MoneySense on January 15, 2019. Rob’s wife is unable to work due to a chronic illness. He’s trying to plan for tax reduction in retirement on their...
The article “Why It’s Still Worth It For High-Income Seniors To Apply For OAS” was originally published on MoneySense on January 8, 2019. Eileen is worried about the adverse impact on her taxes if she applies for OAS, and wonders if she should still...
The article “The Limits of Old Age Security Survivor Benefits” was originally published on MoneySense on January 2, 2019. Lillian lost her husband and wants to know what happens to his Old Age Security pension. Q: My husband died in 2015 at the age of 56....
The article “What’s The Best Time To Transfer A TFSA Between Institutions?” was originally published on MoneySense on December 27, 2018. Sandie wants to get the timing of her TFSA transfer right If you decide to change institutions for your TFSA,...
The article “Why Retirement Planning Needs To Be A Major Political Issue In 2019 And Beyond” was originally published on Financial Post on December 20, 2018. Jason Heath: Baby boomers are causing a shift in demographics; retirement policies need to reflect...
The article “The Downside Of Naming Children As RRIF Beneficiaries” was originally published on MoneySense on December 18, 2018. Kerry is doing some estate planning with his RRIF and wants to make sure it goes to his wife and kids in the best possible...
The article “Can You Transfer Your Full Pension Into An RRSP?” was originally published on MoneySense on December 11, 2018. Margaret wants to know how to avoid losing some of her pension if she transfers it into an RRSP at retirement. Q: I would like to...
The article “RRIFs And Income Splitting In The Year Of Death” was originally published on MoneySense on December 4, 2018. Gloria’s husband died recently. She’s looking for clarification on what happens with his RRIF and if and how she can split...
The article “RESPs and Canadian Non-Residency” was originally published on MoneySense on November 27, 2018. Cara and her family are becoming non-residents of Canada. They want to know what this means for their RESP account. Q: We are moving overseas to New...
The article “Why You Need To Understand Risk And Uncertainty When Planning For Retirement” was originally published on FinancialPost on November 20, 2018. The longer the forecast period, the less reliable a financial plan will be. Just one reason not to...
