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It’s possible to be a first-time home buyer twice—here’s how
– moneysense.ca
There are a few supports and programs in place for first-time buyers in Canada, including the Home Buyers’ Plan and the first home savings account (FHSA). First-time home buyers may also be eligible for land transfer tax rebates.
Chances are, if you’ve used one of these incentives in the past, you won’t need to a second time. However, there are a variety of reasons you may want to participate in a first-time home buyer program again—and you might just qualify.
“It truly depends on the program,” says Denise Laframboise, a mortgage broker with LaframboiseMortgage.ca in Brooklin, Ont. “Each program has its own criteria for [qualifying as a] first-time home buyer. It isn’t a one-size-fits-all across every program and every provincial or municipal incentive.”
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How to start saving for retirement at 45
– moneysense.ca
Saving for retirement at age 45 means you’ll have a 20-year runway toward a traditional age 65 retirement. But what’s your starting point? The National Bank of Canada suggests that by age 40 you should have 2.1 times your annual income saved for retirement, while the U.S.-based firm Fidelity recommends three times annual income in retirement savings by age 40, and four times annual income saved by age 45.
Are you on track, or are you playing catch up?
For some Canadians, that may feel like plenty of time to ramp up their retirement savings, especially if expensive childcare years are behind them. For others, starting to save for retirement at 45 can feel like they missed the window on savings growth.
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I’ll turn 45 this summer, and so I felt compelled to take on the assignment about saving for retirement at this age. While I’d like to think I’m in a better financial position than most Canadians my age (Lake Wobegon effect, perhaps?), I’m also keenly aware that I’m closer to my 60s than I am to my 20s…
