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 […]
The Vanguard VRIF asset allocation ETF.
Yup. The RIF in the Vanguard retirement portfolio ETF ticker stands for Retirement Income Fund. It’s a newer retirement one ticket portfolio – ticker VRIF. Launched in 2020, 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 […]
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 […]
Dalbar’s national retirement study ranks RBC as the #1 bank.
Dalbar recently unleashed Canadian mystery shoppers at Canadian banks and credit unions. The shoppers were seeking advice on retirement and retirement planning. In the big bank category RBC came out on top. In Dalbar’s national retirement study TD was back of the pack. This first of its kind study was a look at how well […]