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Strategies to pay less tax in retirement.

Nine Tax Strategies to Pay Less Tax in Retirement

Income tax is one of the largest expenses any retiree has. The Fraser Institute Report indicated that Canadians paid 45% of income as taxes in 2019.  Your goal in retirement should be to organize your income stream to: reduce the amount of tax you may have to pay  preserve any

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The 38 Blog Posts from 2021

I would like to thank all of you who have visited our blog and website. Below I have sorted the 38 blog posts I wrote last year by topic of interest to make the content easier to find. Some of the articles are good, some are ok, and some are…… 

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Estate Buckets

The Three Estate Buckets

Annually with clients, we review how their estate will be distributed to their beneficiaries. We determine if there are any changes in their desires, or opportunities to save taxes and/or fees. In a recent webinar by  Michael Kitces, Mathew Jarvis, a US Financial Advisor, shared a concept he uses with clients

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Executors

What do I do if I don’t want to be an executor?

The question that arises occasionally from clients is: Can you turn down the role of an executor if you are named one?  Why turn it down? You may not want to be the executor due to family conflict, or the job may be too much for you. So, can you turn

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retirement income planning

Risks to Retirement Income Planning

Retirement Income Planning is a speciality in the world of financial advice. There are specific risks that are different from simply saving for retirement. It requires a different skillset for the advisor to be able to plan for the specific risks when developing an income plan that will last a

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A couple ready to plan their retirement is asking the question how their financial advisor gets paid.
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How Do Financial Advisors Get Paid?

Excerpts from the Book – Preserving Wealth – written by Jack Lumsden, MBA, CFP® It is important to understand how a financial advisor is compensated ...
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Our Monthly 3-2-1- Newsletter for May by Jack Lumsden, MBA, CFP®
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Three of our best Insights for May

Our Monthly 3-2-1- Newsletter  RESOURCE: What are the Retirement Income Investment Options As you transition from your working years to retirement or optional work years, ...
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The R6 Retirement Playbook for a smarter way to retire with confidence
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The R6 Retirement Playbook™ A Smarter Way to Retire with Confidence

Retirement today isn’t what it used to be. People are living longer, everything gets more expensive, markets are unpredictable, and tax rules keep changing. That’s ...
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Seniors enjoying their Retirement Options
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RRSP Maturity Options: What You Need to Know

You don’t have to wait until you’re 71 to convert your RRSP. You can do it anytime before then, depending on what works best for ...
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Caricature depicting A Barbell Approach to CPP That Just Might Work for You Too
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He Starts Now. She Waits. CPP and Retirement

A Barbell Approach to CPP That Just Might Work for You Too Ross and Rachel are a couple I’ve been working with for years. Rachel ...
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Why retirees need a bear market plan explained by Jack Lumsden, MBA, CFP®
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Why Every Retiree Needs a Bear Market Plan

Let’s be honest—market declines aren’t maybe in retirement. They are when. A typical retirement lasts 30 years, and during that time, there could be five ...
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