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What is your Bear Market Plan in Retirement?

What is Your Bear Market Plan in Retirement?

Just like the sketch above by Carl Richards, becoming more conservative after a market decline is not a strategy but a reaction. Everyone should have a plan in place before any market decline or bear market. Unfortunately, market declines and recessions will happen regularly, so your financial and retirement plans

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Chapter Three of Preserving Wealth discusses Retirement Income and Cash Flow with Author Jack Lumsden, MBA, CFP.

Preserving Wealth: Chapter Three, Retirement Income and Cash Flow Planning 

Authored by Jack Lumsden, MBA, CFP®, Financial Advisor, Assante Financial Management Ltd.  For your FREE Copy of Preserving Wealth, CLICK HERE Uncle Wayne discusses retirement income and cash flow planning as critical aspects of financial planning, particularly as individuals transition from working to retirement. He delves into the intricacies of

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Family discussing how to align their financial goals with their personal aspirations.

Essential Insights from the Double O’s: Chapter Two

Authored by Jack Lumsden, MBA, CFP®, Financial Advisor, Assante Financial Management Ltd.  For your FREE Copy of Preserving Wealth, CLICK HERE Chapter 2 delves into the importance of assessing one’s financial standing through the “Double-O Lists” – what you Own and what you Owe. Set in a familial setting, Uncle

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Are you on track with your Retirement Strategy?

Retirement Tax Layering: Partial RRIF/RRSP Conversion

Authored by Jack Lumsden, MBA, CFP®, Financial Advisor, Assante Financial Management Ltd. Additional editing by ChatGPT. For your FREE Copy of Preserving Wealth, CLICK HERE Introduction Retirees contemplating their financial strategy often find value in Retirement Tax Layering which is strategically converting a portion of their RRSPs to RRIFs before

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What are the 7 Key Lessons for Inheritance and Financiak Planning?

What are 7 Key Lessons for Inheritance and Financial Planning? 

Preserving Wealth for the Next Generation  In the first chapter of Preserving Wealth for the Next Generation, we are introduced to a family gathering at their father’s summer cottage in Honey Harbour. It’s the opening weekend of summer, but it’s filled with mixed emotions, as the family is coming to

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Capital Gains Tax Changes 2024

What Should We Do with the Change in Capital Gains Tax?

For your FREE Copy of Preserving Wealth, CLICK HERE The latest budget has proposed an increase in the capital gains inclusion rate for individuals, corporations, and trusts starting June 25, 2024. However, this part of the legislation is being introduced separately from the main bill. Should you do anything before

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Spend the Money
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“Spend the Money”: A Gentle Reminder That Life Is Happening Now

Intro: If you’ve ever felt guilty about spending your own money—even after a lifetime of saving – it turns out, you’re not alone. In a ...
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Ever feel like your financial plan has to be perfect?
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“Why Being ‘Less Wrong’ Might Be the Best Plan”

Ever feel like your financial plan has to be perfect? It doesn’t. In fact, trying to make it perfect can actually hold you back. I ...
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Jack Lumsden can help you retire with confidence
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The Story of Chandler and Monica Retiring with Confidence

How Chandler & Monica Went From “Do We Have Enough?” to Retiring with Confidence Chandler (70) and Monica (73) were in a solid financial position ...
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The Essential Family Conversations You Should Be Having
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The Essential Family Conversations You Should be Having

When the world experienced COVID-19 globally, it brought family planning and care issues to the forefront for many families as concerns for their loved ones ...
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Jack Lumsden can help answer questions on RESPs
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Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP)

My kids are 18 and 20, does setting up a new Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP) still make sense? A new client asked if it ...
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Three articles on retirement income planning
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Three of Our Best Insights for September

Monthly One – Two – Three Newsletter RESOURCE: What is Your Bear Market Plan in Retirement?   Unfortunately, market declines and recessions will happen regularly, ...
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