Showing posts with label pension planning. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pension planning. Show all posts
Friday, August 26, 2022

Senior Pension

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  Interesting stats about seniors in Canada according to the government, proving that ageism exists and is practiced by the government. Yest...
Thursday, August 25, 2022

Seniors get a raise

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An increase to the Old Age Security pension for seniors aged 75 years and older begins next week, which I think is unfair to all those young...
Wednesday, June 8, 2022

What is a pension in the USA

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Retirement is an anxiety-inducing topic for many. In the US, according to a 2017 census department report, 50% of women and 47% of men betwe...
Thursday, January 13, 2022

Does collecting a pension hurt the economy?

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 Pensions contribute to economic well-being but some argue that giving pensions hurt our economy.  The OECD 2019 published Pensions at a Gla...
Thursday, April 15, 2021

Inflation and planning your retirement

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While the equity markets surge and investors breathe a sigh of relief after a stressful 12 months, we may be hurtling towards a retirement c...
Thursday, January 21, 2021

COVID and Pension Planning Worldwide 3

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  In an interesting article in the Asia Pacific Forum, Odusote Fatimah Abolanle and Alfred Muluan Wu write. Many governments have also intro...
Wednesday, January 20, 2021

COVID and Pension Planning Worldwide 2

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  In an interesting article in the Asia Pacific Forum, Odusote Fatimah Abolanle and Alfred Muluan Wu write. The COVID-19 pandemic has compli...
Sunday, February 2, 2020

DC pension plans vs DB pension plans

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2020 is the year many of us will retire or move away from the workforce. So, it is important that we understand the two main types of emp...
Friday, October 11, 2019

10 tips to help you understand pensions

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1. Get on board from the outset with your company pension Your employer should provide you and all new workers with a ‘pension pack’ – in ...
Sunday, April 9, 2017

Do you have long term health care, maybe you should

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S ome 323,000 Canadians have inadequate retirement income once the costs of long-term health care are factored in, a figure that could gro...
Saturday, September 17, 2016

Lets examine some public pension systems to see how they measure up globally

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For ten years OECD ( The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development ( OECD ) is a unique forum where the governments of 34 dem...
Tuesday, September 13, 2016

Pension Plan performance world wide is good

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There are many who want to take away pensions and some cite poor performance as one of the reasons to allow the individuals to run their o...
Wednesday, August 31, 2016

A lesson from Behavioural Finance

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Behavioural Economics and Finance studies show that consumers find it hard to manage their spending. In the UK this may cause some concerns...
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Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Are you bored in retirement? Try these ideas

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As we wait to go home, I find that my day keeps filling up with lots of things to do and I enjoy spending time and playing with my grandso...
Thursday, April 2, 2015

Pension freedom day in England is getting mixed reviews

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In England, pensions freedom gives retirees complete control over their retirement income options.   So this should be good news as people ...
Monday, February 16, 2015

Too many Canadian women are at a disadvantage economically

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A study done by Sun Life Financial shows that men and women have similar ideas on retirement but there are some differences. Men are mor...
Monday, July 1, 2013

No pension savings crisis: an alternative view of the Canadian situation

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Happy Canada Day to all of you. On this glorious day, I thought an alternative view of the upcoming pension crisis would be worth reading. ...
Saturday, May 4, 2013

Issues related to Canada's public pensions

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For those of you in Canada who want to know about Pension Planning check out the following reports before the government pulls them: Re...