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Retirement is a big transition, no matter how prepared you might be. Along with the adjustment of having more free time on your hands comes the reality of living on a fixed income. It can be a real shock sometimes. In fact, a survey by RBC Insurance Services found that 60% of retirees worry about […]
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When it comes to investing, it’s often difficult to know if you’re getting the best bang for your buck. Should you be putting more money into mutual funds or ETFs? What about tech stocks? Is there any value in precious metals? What’s all this buzz about Bitcoin and cryptocurrency? Even if your money is earning […]
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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) means business. The federal agency tasked with collecting taxes has spent decades honing and fine tuning their rules. These include the rules around contributions to savings vehicles such as an Individual Retirement Account (IRA). If you follow the rules, you could be on a path to a sound retirement with […]
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The accepted wisdom in financial circles is that you should never take money from a retirement account early. Most advisers are strictly against the idea of withdrawing funds from a 401K, IRA, RRSP or TFSA. They will say it’s the same as stealing from yourself. And your future. However, the reality is that life happens. […]
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