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How Much Are You Spending? A Hack to the Inevitable Question Everyone Wishes to Avoid from a CFP® Professional
Written by Jack Lumsden, MBA, CFP®, Financial Advisor, Assante Financial Management, with additional editing by ChatGPT. This question often induces unease as it delves into
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Optimal Timing for Initiating Old Age Security Benefits
One of the pivotal questions frequently encountered by retirees is, “When should I start Old Age Security (OAS) benefits?” Should OAS be commenced at age
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What is the Eldercare Conversation?
Excerpts from the Book – Preserving Wealth – written by Jack Lumsden, MBA, CFP® The COVID-19 Pandemic highlighted the key issue of Eldercare in Canada
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Appendix A: Uncle Wayne’s Top Estate Planning Tips
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Chapter 9: Probate, Trusts, and Estate Tax Minimizing Strategies
For your FREE E-reader Copy of Preserving Wealth, CLICK HERE “This is great coffee, Sandra,” said Uncle Wayne. “I wish you could talk your Aunt
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The Estate Documents Conversation
Excerpts from the Book – Preserving Wealth – written by Jack Lumsden, MBA, CFP® Living through the COVID-19 Pandemic has made more people review their
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Preserving Wealth: Chapter Three, Retirement Income and Cash Flow Planning
Essential Insights from the Double O’s: Chapter Two
Retirement Tax Layering: Partial RRIF/RRSP Conversion
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What Should We Do with the Change in Capital Gains Tax?
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