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Should RRIF withdrawals be based on the younger spouse’s age? Nov 9th
I am wondering about the minimum RRIF withdrawal calculation. We are wondering if it would be beneficial to use the younger spouse’s age to result in a lower annual combined income. Can you explain the reasoning behind this?—Bernie
When can you convert an RRSP to a RRIF?
Registered retirem.... More »
Making sense of the markets this week: August 28 + MORE Aug 31st
Kyle Prevost, editor of Million Dollar Journey and founder of the Canadian Financial Summit, shares financial headlines and offers context for Canadian investors.
Banking on stability and caution
Canadian investors love their banks. Year in and year out, banks provide dependable dividend growt.... More »
Can you survive on Canada’s government pension alone in retirement? Experts say you might be surprised + MORE May 10th
Until fairly recently, CPP replaced a quarter of your average work earnings — but it’s already providing more. We asked experts what to do if CPP and OAS will make up most of your retirement income..... More »
Making sense of the markets this week: September 17, 2023 Sep 21st
Kyle Prevost, creator of 4 Steps to a Worry-Free Retirement, Canada’s DIY retirement planning course, shares financial headlines and offers context for Canadian investors.
U.S. inflation battle: Mission not accomplished
Despite increasing interest rates and hawkish talk from the U.S. F.... More »
Financial planning in your 70s + MORE Oct 12th
When most people think about financial planning, they think about saving and investing for retirement. That is certainly a part of it, but financial planning is much more holistic.
Here are a few financial planning strategies for those approaching or into their 70s. If you are not there yet, bookmar.... More »
Why contributing to a TFSA is a good resolution
– moneysense.ca
If nothing else, tax-free savings accounts (TFSAs) have been a boon to Canadian financial writers and bloggers. Two noteworthy examples: A blog on Boomer & Echo by CFP Robb Engen (also a MoneySense ETF expert panelist for the annual Best ETFs in Canada feature) comparing TFSAs to registered retirement savings accounts (RRSPs), and a Cash Flows & Portfolios blog that goes so far as to declare that the TFSA may be all one needs to retire on.
I don’t know about the second post, but I do agree we’ve come a long way from 2009. It was then when my wife and I made our own first tentative $5,000 contributions to our TFSA, thinking at the time it seemed like a mere drop in the bucket. Even then, right at the start of the new year, we maximized contributions to all our newly opened TFSAs, including our daughter’s, who was fortunate enough to have turned 18 just in time to qualify.
Every year since, as close to January 1st as possible, we faithfully add the maximum contribution amount (initially $5,000, briefly $10,000 and currently $6,000) to each of those accounts…