Three of our Best Ideas for December
Our Monthly 3-2-1 Newsletter Wrap-up 2024: A Simple Financial Checklist As we approach the end of 2024, now is the perfect time to take stock of your finances and make sure everything is in place for a successful 2025. We’ve organized this checklist to cover the most important areas for your year-end review: FHSA Eligibility […]
Game Plan Strategy – Wrap-Up 2024: A Simple Financial Checklist
We’re here to help you reach your financial goals. Each month, take a few minutes to check in on these key areas of your plan. A little time now can make a big impact later! Wrap-Up 2024: Your Year-End Financial Checklist As we approach the end of 2024, now is the perfect time to take […]
Why I Do What I Do
I’ve always believed that people deserve to live their best lives, not just during their working years but as they transition into and through retirement. The reason for this is personal. My mom passed away at 66 and my dad at 72, and they never got to enjoy retirement. This belief has driven me throughout […]
Game Plan Strategy: Monthly Financial Checklists
Monthly Financial Checklists As part of our commitment to helping you achieve your financial goals, we have provided you with a monthly financial planning checklist. This article will include the checklists we sent out for July, August, September and November. Each checklist focuses on a key area of a comprehensive financial plan, ensuring you stay […]
The Essential Steps as You Prepare for Retirement
Download the White Paper: How to Make the Transition to Retirement HERE. Typically, within 5 years of your projected retirement or work-optional date, it’s important to start taking key steps to ensure a smooth transition. This is a critical period to begin aligning your financial strategies with your future lifestyle goals. While everyone’s situation is […]
What are the key items to consider when reviewing your insurance needs?
Excerpts from the Book – Preserving Wealth – written by Jack Lumsden, MBA, CFP® As we clattered around in the kitchen, we summarized the major points from our discussion about insurance: 1. Many people underestimate the amount of insurance they need and/or buy the wrong kind. For short-term needs (less than twenty years), buy term […]
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 as they age. Here’s how […]
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. In this chapter summary, we’ll […]
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 must consider them when developing […]
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 reaching the age of 71. […]
