Retirement Planning

How much does retirement income depend on investment returns?

How important is it to globally diversify your equity holdings?

Higher CPP contributions could cost a young worker up to $15,000 more over a career – call it a bargain

Ask a planner: How can I reduce the taxes on my stock sale?

Would-be retirees: Should you start your CPP pension before year-end or wait until 2024?

Accidental overcharging is happening in retail stores

Why this former lawyer decided to retire at 80. Plus, the Feds raising contributions to CPP is bad timing

Do high interest rates mean it’s time to buy annuities?

Can Louis, 62, retire now or should he wait for his wife, Jackie?

Why more seniors are opting to stay put rather than downsize their homes. Plus, when did you start taking CPP? Share your thoughts with The Globe

Do you have a spouse? Consider these FHSA strategies

Young adults want to retire early. Good luck with that

Canada Pension Plan changes will raise contributions at a very wrong time

Ask a planner: Can an RRSP help pay for my unpaid leave?

Canada’s workplace pensions have an inflation problem

When did you start taking CPP? Was it too early or too late? Share your thoughts with The Globe

How this self-taught artist became a nomad – at age 88. Plus, tax-saving strategies for retirees to consider before year-end

Investments fluctuate, even in retirement. What you want to avoid is having too many of the bad years early on

Are Melissa, 36, and Michael, 38, endangering their retirement by taking time off to raise kids?

Can this couple trade their home for two condos when they retire? Plus, survey says: putting work first can lead to retirement regrets

Retirees should consider these tax-saving ideas before year-end

Ask a planner: Am I at risk of losing out on CPP?

Can Lyle, 48, and Tonia, 53, afford to trade their home for two condos?

How this 65-year-old created a routine to keep busy in retirement. Plus, why planning how to spend your time in retirement is as important as saving for it

For people who put work first in their life, a risk of retirement regrets

If we’re talking taxes, dividend stocks crush GICs

Ottawa should preserve funding for OAS by eliminating outdated tax shelters for retirees

Which survivor benefit option is best for Tom and Liza?

TFSAs are a smash hit with Canadians, but some people are wrongly putting money in RRSPs

Gordon Pape’s mailbag: CP or CN, TFSA transfer issues, timing rate resets and other investing dilemmas

Knowing how to plan to spend your time in retirement is as pressing as how you will save for it

What’s your biggest retirement success – and regret?

Retirement is ‘the hardest job’ this Alberta senior has ever had. Plus, a guide to starting CPP and OAS benefits when you retire

Can Bert, 62, and Lois, 63, afford to retire and buy a vacation property?

CPP, OAS and RRSP tips for those working in their 70s

Can this couple retire early and still afford to leave their TFSAs to their kids? Plus, the best place to retire in Canada, income-wise