What to do during a Market Downturn or Recession
With the market decline this year and a potential recession, people want to know what they should do with their investments and financial plans. You can take the following suggestions and actions to help navigate a market downturn. Key Suggestions Avoid doing anything drastic With a market decline, it can be tempting to get out […]
Your Retirement Road Map: How to Make the Transition to Retirement
White Paper INTRODUCTION Likely you have worked most or all your adult life, often for over 30 years. At some point you will be looking to make the transition to retirement, or perhaps have the ability to make work optional. Typically, when you first started to work, your largest financial asset was your ability to […]
Six Unique Risks to Retirement Income Planning
As part of the retirement income planning puzzle, there are several unique risks or challenges that you must account for in your planning for retirement that are different from the risks when simply saving for retirement. Unknown Time Frame – Longevity Risk: No one knows how long they will need their income to last, but […]
What should you expect in regular progress meetings with your advisor?
Regular progress meetings should be scheduled during the year to update and adjust your retirement income plan. Your advisor should behave more like a guide to help you navigate the changes in your life by adjusting your Retirement Road Map to keep it on track. As part of this effort, a regular and ongoing review […]
How do you Create a Retirement Road Map?
Once you have found a financial advisor that specializes in retirement income planning, they should be able to guide you through the process using a series of meetings that will: Identify your values and what is important to you. Determine what your retirement goals and income requirements are. Discuss your other goals that require planning […]
Retirement Income Withdrawal Strategies
Retirement Income Withdrawal Strategies In our conversations with people making the transition from their working years to retirement, many have done a great job of saving over time. They end up with many potential retirement-income sources but are unsure of how to put it all together. As a result, retirement income planning has been compared […]
What is the Tax-Free First Home Savings Account?
In the 2022 Federal Budget, the federal government proposed a new savings vehicle for first-time home buyers. The Tax-Free First Home Savings Account (FHSA) is a registered account designed to help individuals with savings for their first home. Eligbility You must be a Canadian resident and: Be 18 years of age or older, Have not […]
Why Invest in the Stock Market?
With the current stock market gyrations, people may wonder why they should invest in the stock market at all since stocks are not guaranteed and their values can go up and down. To help frame it better, it may be useful to replace the words “stock market” with the word “companies.” If you own a […]
How to Navigate a Market Downturn for Retirees
With the market decline this year, people want to know what they can do. The following are suggestions and actions you can take to help navigate a market downturn. Key Suggestions Complete a Portfolio Performance Review The first step is to find out if other portfolios with a similar investment mix have declined about the same […]
Paying Your Income Taxes in Retirement
When making the transition from your working years to retirement, a common concern or question that comes up is, “How do I pay my taxes in retirement?” I had this conversation with two clients recently as many retirees are unsure of how taxes work in retirement. Key Takeaways: As a retiree, you pay your income […]