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When will I receive my Old Age Security benefits? OAS payment dates for 2026

Here’s how Canada’s Old Age Security pension works, who’s eligible for OAS, when you can start receiving benefits, and...

When will I receive my Old Age Security benefits? OAS payment dates for 2026

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How are FIRE adherents making out?

We check in on some champions of early retirement nearing their own finish line of financial independence.

How are FIRE adherents making out?
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What are reasonable long-term financial planning assumptions? 

What inflation, investment return, and life expectancy assumptions should Canadians use for retirement planning? Here’s what financial planners recommend.

What are reasonable long-term financial planning assumptions? 
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What is the Saskatchewan Pension Plan?

The Saskatchewan Pension Plan gives Canadians another way to save for retirement, with low fees, locked-in contributions, and...

What is the Saskatchewan Pension Plan?

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Financial independence, retire early: The math behind the viral money movement

The FIRE movement promises early retirement, but high costs and income realities make it difficult. Here’s what the math...

Financial independence, retire early: The math behind the viral money movement

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Don’t neglect financial planning’s missing middle

Scenario-based planning can help you build a financial plan by testing “what ifs” and turning uncertainty into informed, realistic...

Don’t neglect financial planning’s missing middle
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Financial independence and travel: Can you have both?

Experts explore whether financial independence is compatible with long-term travel, highlighting remote work, geoarbitrage, and cost-efficient “bleisure” lifestyles.

Financial independence and travel: Can you have both?
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How to confirm your CPP pension

CPP and QPP are cornerstones of retirement income for Canadians. How do you confirm what you are entitled to...

How to confirm your CPP pension

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When to consider extra RRIF withdrawals

Robert has been taking RRIF withdrawals beyond the minimum required amount to gift to his kids and to reinvest...

When to consider extra RRIF withdrawals

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