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...
Read MoreWhat is Longevity Risk? “Nothing is more difficult than retirement income planning.” I have heard or read variations of that phrase multiple times in the last few years. Why is it so difficult? After all, people are retiring every day in Canada. Hasn’t this been figured...
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Money In and Money Out When I worked for the discount brokerage division of a major Canadian bank, I learned that the investment side of banking was referred to as “Money In.” That is, money came into the bank through investments in Guaranteed Investment Certificates (GICs)...
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