Disability insurance: Preparing for the worst
If you had a crippling accident or were diagnosed with a critical illness tomorrow, would your family be able to cope?
Julie Cazzin
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Family profile: Too close for comfort
Lily and John were enjoying a comfortable life until Lily’s spendthrift parents moved in and took over. Now the couple is living in the basement while mom and dad order them around. How long can it last?
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Am I on track…
…to retire at age 55?
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Handling the jerk next door
Ugly fences, blocked driveways, annoying pets. It’s amazing how quickly neighbourly love can turn into hate. Here’s how to patch things up without breaking the bank
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The high-risk investor
Gerry Garda holds stocks in his TFSA and enjoys its tax-free gains
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The no-fuss investor
Karen Hudson values simplicity and splits her TFSA money between a simple savings account and a dividend mutual fund
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The tax-savvy investor
Ross Taylor transfers stocks from his non-registered account to his TFSA so he doesn’t pay taxes on future capital gains
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The fixed-income investor
Fred Penney uses a high-risk strategy with his other investments, so he likes to keep “boring” low-risk bonds in his TFSA
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The dividend investor
Bridget Casey is learning the ropes as a stock picker and selects dividend-growth companies for her TFSA
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The Couch Potato investor
Avrom Digance holds low-cost index funds in his TFSA and wants to test drive the Couch Potato strategy for a few years
