by Moneyman Financial Inc. | Mar 3, 2025 | Blog, Group Benefits, pension plan, Retirees, Retirement, RRSP
Defined Benefit vs. Defined Contribution Pension Plans If you are one of the lucky ones who participate in a pension plan, consider yourself to be very fortunate. Statistics show that only approximately one-third of paid workers in Canada are covered by a registered...
by Moneyman Financial Inc. | Aug 1, 2024 | Blog, pension plan, Retirees, Retirement
New Rules governing the Canada Pension Plan took full effect in 2016. Under these rules, the earliest you can take your CPP Pension is age 60, the latest is 70. The standard question regarding CPP remains the same – should I take it early or wait? If you take it...
by Moneyman Financial Inc. | Jan 3, 2024 | Blog, Investment, Retirees, Retirement, RRSP, Tax Free Savings Account
In bull markets, some investors develop unhealthy expectations as to the long term yields their investments should provide. Ten years ago, some came to accept returns as high as 15% to 20% per annum as the base return their fund and portfolio managers were expected to...
by Moneyman Financial Inc. | Dec 1, 2023 | Blog, RDSP, Registered Education Savings Plan, Retirement, RRSP, tax, Tax Free Savings Account
Was last year’s filing of your income tax return a satisfying experience for you? Did you have a sense of accomplishment or dismay? For many, the April 30th deadline seems to arrive way too soon. If this is the case with you, starting the process much earlier would...
by Moneyman Financial Inc. | Apr 1, 2020 | 2020 Only, Blog, Estate Planning, Investment, Retirement
Many investors over the age of 60 find themselves in a quandary regarding investments that they intend to leave to their heirs. The primary concern involves the desire to conserve the investments they are bequeathing while at the same time earning a reasonable...
