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Putting Together Your Retirement Income Puzzle Pieces

Putting Together Your Retirement Income Puzzle Pieces

One reason why retirement planning is so challenging to think about is because we often go from receiving one income stream (our T4 salary income) to juggling several different income…

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What Is Probate, How To Avoid Probate Fees, and Should You Even Try?

What Is Probate, How To Avoid Probate Fees, and Should You Even Try?

Some Canadians will go to great lengths to avoid probate fees and to reduce taxes applied to their estate. Indeed, estate planning strategies such as adding an adult child to…

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TFSA Contribution Limit And Overview

TFSA Contribution Limit And Overview

The federal government kept the annual TFSA contribution limit at $7,000 for 2025 – the same limit we had in 2024. It’s still good news for Canadian savers and investors,…

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Your Ultimate Guide to RRIFs: Strategies, Pitfalls, and the Secret Sauce to Retirement Income

Your Ultimate Guide to RRIFs: Strategies, Pitfalls, and the Secret Sauce to Retirement Income

A Registered Retirement Income Fund (RRIF) is like an RRSP’s responsible older sibling. Once you hit retirement, the RRIF takes over where the RRSP leaves off – turning your savings…

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How To Crush Your RRSP Contributions Next Year

How To Crush Your RRSP Contributions Next Year

*Updated for October 2024* Many high income earners struggle to max out their RRSP deduction limit each year and as a result have loads of unused RRSP contribution room from…

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How To Choose The Right Asset Allocation ETF

How To Choose The Right Asset Allocation ETF

Nobel laureate Harry Markowitz famously said that diversification is the only free lunch in investing. A portfolio concentrated in just a handful of stocks, or one that holds only Canadian…

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