As my wife and I approach retirement age, conversations about what’s next are becoming more frequent. While we think about retirement in general, I, as the primary “wealth manager” in our household, also reflect on when it might be time to step back from managing...
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Matthew (Matt) is a 27-year-old social worker with a Master of Social Work (MSW) degree, which he completed three years ago. Currently working in the healthcare sector, Matt has seen firsthand how financial instability can cause stress and hardship. Whether due to inadequate insurance or...
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Dan Bortolotti of Canadian Couch Potato fame once ran an active podcast that included a segment entitled “Bad Investment Advice” (complete with spooky sound effects – oh, the horror!). He is now going to be a regular guest on the Rational Reminder podcast, which means...
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“A million dollars isn’t what it used to be.” Even with low inflation that saying is true. Depending on where you live, your home may easily be worth over a million dollars. To my surprise, there are over three hundred $1,000,000+ listings within the city...
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I follow a few Facebook pages that have to do with personal finance, retirement, etc. In a post, a man I’ll call Alan is 35 years old and has recently received a $100,000 inheritance that he hopes to use to build up his retirement savings....
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Saving for Retirement is Easy; Spending in Retirement – Not So Much You have been saving for retirement all your life. If you are a resident of Canada, you have been building up credits toward receiving Old Age Security (OAS). If you have been employed, you...
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Meet Lee the DIY Investor Lee is a committed DIY investor who has been carefully building an investment portfolio over the years. His financial assets include a wide range of investments that he has assembled to meet his long-term goals. Like many DIY investors, though, Lee...
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Jonathan Clements, author, founder and editor of the HumbleDollar blog, and former personal finance columnist at the Wall Street Journal, recently wrote of his diagnosis with metastasized lung cancer. He is not alone, of course. I’m sure that almost all of us can name a...
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It was a typical Saturday morning at the local diner, where Lee, John, Dave, and Bob gathered for their usual breakfast and discussion about investments and the economy. This weekend, the hot topic was the recent decision by the Bank of Canada to reduce the...
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Bank reputations are “in the toilet” The recent CBC Marketplace story on the sales culture inside the banks has proven to be a cautionary tale when it comes to using the banks for transacting in your financial business. As for the topic of this blog post,...
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