The New Kid on the Block…the Variable Annuity! The variable annuity of commonly referred to as a GMWB is on the horizon. In June 2006, I attended the Morningstar Investment Conference, which focused on “Retirement Income Planning”. One well-known speaker, Moshe Milevsky, introduced the concept in retirement planning of not just how to generate retirement […]
The Minimum RRIF Withdrawal I had a great question from a client who recently asked “When I convert my RRSP to a RRIF, how much money must I withdraw each year?”. That’s a great question, so I thought I would explain RRSP and RRIF withdrawals and the basic rules. You can make a withdrawal for […]
Service Canada – Canadian Retirement Income Calculator With RRSP season having just ended and tax season ramping up, the last thing on most people’s minds right now is planning for their retirement. Whether you do your own investing on-line, use your local bank, broker, or a financial planner do you know your “Number”? Experience shows […]
The Vital Importance of Social Distancing Just an update that I am still working at home as normal but ceased any client or supplier meetings since March 11th. The financial companies and professionals I work with also continue to work “remotely” as the pandemic continues. You may call anytime to discuss whatever is on your […]
Updates for March 2020 Scroll down for later posts during the month of March 2020. As everyone is aware, stock markets around the world have turned down of late caused primarily by fear from the coronavirus and what will be the effect to the economy and your portfolio. I know it’s stressful for investors, so […]
Grandparent’s RESP Strategy The Grandparents RESP Strategy might be one of the best gifts you could ever give to your grandchildren. Are you tired of giving the latest toy that only gets played with and after a few hours, the novelty of it is over? Few other gifts will provide the long term benefit than […]
