Sometimes withdrawing more is the best strategy. Introducing Daniel Daniel worked hard all his life, so by the time he retired he had accumulated a healthy amount of savings in… Read more »
Posts By: Marc Sabourin
Save Taxes by Timing Your Retirement
You’ve been targeting the unreduced pension date that you’ve seen on your yearly pension statement for the last twenty years. It’s finally within arm’s reach and you are set on… Read more »
Make your vehicle loan tax-deductible
I’ve previously written about my hatred for buying depreciating assets, so I don’t get overly excited when it comes time to buy a new car. I can appreciate all the… Read more »
The Joys of Purchasing a Vehicle
It seems like everyone has a story about a memorable car purchase. Lucky for me, I got my story when I was purchasing my last vehicle five years ago. Let’s… Read more »
Pension or Lump Sum? How to Decide
For those of you lucky enough to have a defined benefit pension plan, you may have to decide whether to take your pension as a guaranteed income or as a… Read more »
Should I Help Pay for my Child’s University Education? (Part 3)
Over the last few weeks, we’ve taken a look at some of the advantages and disadvantages of helping your child pay for their university education. I’ve received a lot of… Read more »
Should I Help Pay for my Child’s Education (Part 2)
Last week we reviewed some of the benefits of helping your child pay for their education, but today well examine some of the disadvantages of paying for their school. Or… Read more »
Should I Help Pay for my Child’s Education? (Part 1)
The cost of education is continually rising with an average tuition increase of 3.1% across Canadian universities for the 2017-2018 academic year. So should you be helping your child pay… Read more »
How I Became Passionate About Money Management
Growing up, the local credit union in my town set up a program where kids could bring money to school with them and have it deposited into their bank accounts. Every month, I would try to fill up my deposit envelope as much as I could. I’d save my birthday money, my allowance,… Read more »
The Issue with Waiting to Save
I wasn’t a big fan of chores growing up and as a result I would leave my weekly responsibilities to the last minute. Every Sunday night was a mad dash… Read more »
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