Category: Preparing for Retirement

There’s been a lot of talk lately about delaying retirement and Freedom 55 has almost become a cliché, but a lot of Canadians still dream of retiring earlier than the traditional age of 65....

Boomer women were the first generation to enter the workforce in massive numbers and will now be the first generation to retire in massive numbers. Previously, it used to be that when a man...

If possible, you should start your retirement planning about five years before your proposed retirement date.  Most of us focus on how much we need to save.  That’s fine in the early years, but...

Who hasn’t dreamed about all the things you’d like to do once you’ve retired and you have more free time? But why wait for retirement?  Here are six things you shouldn’t put off. 1....

Retirement is a big concern to almost everyone. Just look at all the information you can find in the media about when to retire, being prepared, where to live, what type of portfolio you...

Before getting to this point you should have done some serious thinking and reflecting on what you want your retirement to look like. You have a good estimate of how much money you will...

You’ll soon be heading into retirement.  You’ve done some soul-searching to discover what kind of lifestyle you are excited to retire to.  Then you calculated roughly how much this is going to cost you. ...

If your retirement date is approaching and you now have some idea of how you’d like to spend your time, the next item on your retirement plan begins with estimating your cost of living...

You’ve been saving most of your life for retirement.  “When can I retire?” is probably the most frequent question people ask as they get close to ending work.  The most common way to start...

Deciding when to retire is one of the most important decisions you can make, and everyone should do their homework before taking this big step. Start putting together a plan about five years or...