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Why contribute to an RRSP
Michel Ayotte - February 27, 2012
Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSPs) offer so many advantages that the real question should be "Why go without?" What other product can help you save for retirement, buy your first home, go back to school, and reduce taxes simply by contributing? It's tough to beat if your financial situation allows!
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My retirement? I'm planning it today.
Michel Ayotte - February 3, 2012
Here are some sobering figures on retirement planning: Only 26% of Canadian taxpayers contributed to their RRSP in 2010. All in all, Canadians have over $665 billion in unused contribution room. By not contributing to their RRSPs, Canadians gave...
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Keeping track of your retirement plan
Jean-Rémy Deschênes - January 23, 2012
First posted: August 3, 2009 When will I be able to retire with enough money to live on? That's a question many workers are asking themselves, and not just those over fifty. We plan our retirement the same way we...
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Be careful with the transactions you make in your TFSA
Jean-Rémy Deschênes - December 19, 2011
First posted: January 31, 2011 All right! For once I can save my money in a tax-free account! Are you thinking that the arrival of the TFSA in 2009 was a gift from above and that, finally, you're free to...
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Making the most of your retirement capital
Jean-Rémy Deschênes - September 12, 2011
Whew! You've just retired and life is not like it used to be! Now you also have to carefully manage the money you've worked so hard to save all these years. Here are some tips that will help give you...
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Six tips to help you avoid running short of funds during retirement
Jean-Rémy Deschênes - February 14, 2011
As famous writer Frédéric Dard liked to say, "It's when we pay our income taxes that we realize we can't afford the money we earn." How about you? Can you, or will you be able to afford to live in...
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