Insights

In this video I walk through the 6 main categories of spending that you should factor into your retirement budget.

The analogy of changing the roof on your house is a useful one when considering the purchase life insurance as you get older. The question is, do you need life insurance as you are entering perhaps the later stages of your working life?

I sat down with David Field from Papyrus Planning about the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) program. In this discussion we cover the Canada Pension Plan program at a high level, as well as his tool the CPP Calculator, and how it can be used to help you estimate your CPP benefits.

In this video, I challenge the assumption that retirees should avoid all volatility in their retirement portfolios. I look at a retiree who began retirement in 2008 with a 60% stock / 40% bond portfolio, and compared their withdrawal experience with another retiree who held only cash or short term fixed income estimates.

The decision of when to begin receiving Canada Pension Plan (CPP) benefits can have a huge impact on your retirement income plan. In this video, I walk through the CPP benefit at a high level, and talk about the factors that weigh on the decision of when to begin drawing your CPP.

In this video series, Jason and I talk about several estate planning issues facing soon-to-be retirees. Topics include passing down a family cottage, things to consider with second marriages, and how to properly give gifts and loans to your children.

In this video, I walk through the implications of taking money from your investment portfolio, and share a simple visual that explains the differences between investing while you are working and investing in retirement.

Retirement planning starts with a vision that gets you excited and passionate. In this video, I walk through 3 exercises that can help you get clear about the things and people you want to devote time to in order to live a fulfilling retirement.