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How to Successfully Implement the Smith Manoeuvre (Podcast with Ed Rempel)
You know the basics about the Smith Manoeuvre. It's a big decision. Here is a discussion of the big issues. Listen to my new podcast with Sean Cooper from BurnYourMortgage.ca . Here is the link: How to Successfully Implement the Smith Manoeuvre with Ed Rempel We...
Your FREE tickets to Canada’s top online financial conference – Canadian Financial Summit (online)
It's back! Join me and 25+ top financial experts, journalists and bloggers for 3 days of online educational videos you can watch in your PJs. It’s 100% online so you can stream all the talks right from your computer/tablet/phone. The Summit is on September 26-28. You...
The High Risk of Bonds
The conventional wisdom is that bonds and fixed income are safe investments and you need them to stabilize your portfolio. The truth is much more complex. Understanding the high risk of bonds can be one of the easiest ways to get higher investment returns and achieve...
My Personal Finance Story on The Personal Finance Show (with Beau Humphreys)
My Personal Finance Story podcast on The Personal Finance Show (with Beau Humphreys) Where did my "unconventional wisdom" ideas come from? I had a fun afternoon being interviewed by Beau Humphreys about My Personal Finance Story. How a series of unusual events in my...
Minimize Taxes on Retirement Income (on Tangerine.ca)
Very well-written and insightful interview and article on Tangerine.ca by Robin Taub. Worth reading. A couple quotes: "The key to minimizing taxes on retirement income is careful planning, and this normally starts years or even a decade or two before you retire." "In...
Why aggressive stock investors should take CPP early (MoneySense by Jonathan Chevreau)
Very interesting article on MoneySense by Jonathan Chevreau. Every article I have ever read (other than this one and mine) about whether to start CPP at 60, 65 or 70 misses one of the 2 main factors - how you invest. If you take CPP early, you can take less from your...
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