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How Does Retirement Spending Change as You Age? By Jack Lumsden, MBA, CFP® in Burlington.

How Does Retirement Spending Change as You Age?

As people transition into retirement or semi-retirement, they often wonder how much they can safely spend without running out of money. Although no one can predict exactly how much they will spend 30 years from now, creating a projection is essential for planning. On average, retirees tend to spend less

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Jack Lumsden, MBA, CFP®, Financial Advisor reviews Chapter Four invaluable lessons on tax concerns, RRSPs and TFSAs.

Preserving Wealth: Chapter Four, Tax Concerns, RRSPs and TFSAs

Authored by Jack Lumsden, MBA, CFP®, Financial Advisor, Assante Financial Management Ltd.  For your FREE Copy of Preserving Wealth, CLICK HERE Uncle Wayne, with his wealth of financial knowledge, shared invaluable lessons on tax concerns, RRSPs, and TFSAs. Understanding these concepts can significantly impact your financial planning and retirement success.

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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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Smart Tax Strategies for Retirees: Income Splitting

Income tax is one of the largest expenses any retiree has. A smart tax strategy to reduce a family’s overall tax burden is to split ...
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Choosing your Executor
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Who Should You Name As Executor?

Excerpts from the Book – Preserving Wealth – written by Jack Lumsden, MBA, CFP® A common question I received as an advisor is whom should ...
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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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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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