We’ll check in on the ETF portfolio for retirees. We know that a simple balanced portfolio would have held up quite well over the last year. What does that mean for the retiree that creates a simple ETF portfolio to fund retirement? We’ll have a look at the 7-ETF portfolio for retirees on Cut The […]
Sunday reads. What a week it was.
OK, whoever is writing this stuff (the script for the world in which we live) is doing a bang up job. The twists and turns, the use of irony and dramatic foreshadowing, the list of characters and the character assassinations. So many literary devices on display. Hollywood screenwriters could not to a better job. In […]
Vanguard adds a retirement one ticket portfolio – VRIF.
Yup. The RIF in the Vanguard retirement portfolio ETF ticker stands for Retirement Income Fund. It’s a new retirement one ticket portfolio – VRIF. It’s a diversified fund of funds designed to deliver a consistent 4% income stream. The one ticket asset allocation portfolios are certainly game changers. Will VRIF change the game for the […]
It’s RRSP contribution deadline day.
Last call. Tick Tock. You can make an RRSP contribution today and use that contribution slip when you file your 2019 taxes. It’s RRSP contribution deadline day. Of course it’s called a first 60-day contribution. You can also carry that forward to be used in a future tax filing. Here’s a good post from savvynewcanadians […]
Defined benefit pension planning. Bad advice could cost you your retirement.
The following is a guest post by invitation. This is such an important subject, and a request I receive from readers with regularity. I’ve asked financial planner and pension expert Alexandra Macqueen to offer her expertise. This is an epic piece that many will find more than valuable. While an overview, this can serve as […]
Using your RRSP and TFSA to play retirement portfolio catch up.
It’s not too late. Even if you’re in your 40’s or early 50’s you can play some serious portfolio catch up. You can put your retirement portfolio into overdrive. And you can use your RRSP account to drive your TFSA account. With a retirement portfolio catch up strategy your generous tax return monies go directly […]