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New to a RRIF? Make sure you have enough cash and consider dialing down risk

1 week ago | findependencehub.com | Jonathan Chevreau

My latest MoneySense Retired Money column has just been published and covers something that was a new experience for me: starting and managing a RRIF or Registered Retirement Income Fund. You can find the full column by clicking on the highlighted headline: How to make sure you have enough money to fund your RRIF withdrawals.
“Unretirement” - more than one in four near-retirees plan to work in Retirement to make ends meet

1 month ago | findependencehub.com | Jonathan Chevreau

My latest MoneySense Retired Money column has just been published. You can find it by clicking on the highlighted text here: Why “unretirement” may be the fate of so many Canadians. Even before the Tariffs threats emerged under Trump 2.0, Canadian seniors were starting to find the economic uncertainty and rising living costs to be unmanageable. No surprise then that many seniors approaching Retirement Age are delaying their exit from the workforce.
Retired Money: A Canadian immigration success story

Nov 27, 2024 | findependencehub.com | Jonathan Chevreau

My latest MoneySense Retired Money column is a bit of a departure in that its focus is on 57-year old blogger and YouTuber Alain Guillot, who came to Canada from Columbia with nothing but entrepreneurial gumption and a dream of being part of the North America depicted on TV at home. For the full MoneySense column, click on this headline: The first $100,000 is the hardest to save for newcomers. The re-election of Donald Trump is almost certain to make Immigration an even more contentious issue.
How to navigate all the newish alternatives to Twitter/X

Nov 15, 2024 | findependencehub.com | Jonathan Chevreau

It’s been two years since Elon Musk acquired the former Twitter, now X. That led to a steady X0dus (sorry!) of hundreds of thousands or millions of formerly loyal users to new platforms like Mastodon and, the following summer, Facebook’s Threads. Since last week’s shocking re-election of Donald Trump, another wave of X users has left for bluer pastures, this time for BlueSky, founded in part by former X co-creator Jack Dorsey, and some venture capitalists.
A few thoughts on Trump’s victory and investing under Trump 2.0

Nov 6, 2024 | findependencehub.com | Jonathan Chevreau

By now, there’s not much I can add to the ubiquitous media coverage of Donald Trump’s shocking imminent return to power. Since our “beat” here is Financial Independence I’ll spin this that way. A few weeks back we looked at a Franklin Templeton webinar on the investment implications of either a Harris or a Trump victory. See this blog I wrote on October 23rd, headlined Don’t mix politics and investing but financial community thinks a Trump victory more positive for stocks. You can say that again.
Findependence Hub turns 10 years old

Nov 4, 2024 | findependencehub.com | Jonathan Chevreau

Hard to believe but Findependence Hub just turned 10 years old. We launched Financial Independence Hub on Nov. 03, 2014. Here is the very first post. You’ll note that for a long time, we self-referred with the short-hand “The Hub.” This was of course long before another site was launched a few years back also called The Hub. So we try NOT to refer to ourselves using that short form, as it may be confusing. However, the slogan still applies: North America’s Gateway to Financial Independence.
Retired Money: Sun Life enters the Decumulation market

Oct 30, 2024 | findependencehub.com | Jonathan Chevreau

My latest MoneySense Retired Money column looks in-depth at a new “Decumulation” offering from Sun Life, unveiled late in September. You can find the full column by clicking on the highlighted headline: What is Sun Life’s new decumulation product? As you can see from image below taken from MyRetirement Income’s website, the emphasis is on providing regular income to last to whatever age a retiree specifies. That income is not, however, guranteed as a life annuity would be.
Don’t mix Politics & Investing but financial community thinks a Trump victory more positive for Stocks

Oct 23, 2024 | findependencehub.com | Jonathan Chevreau

Top investment executives told a webinar held Wednesday morning that investors should not mix Politics and Investing. Even so, while market observers at Franklin Templeton view the upcoming U.S. election as essentially a “toss-up” they seem to believe that a victory or sweep by the Republicans’ Donald Trump would be more positive for stocks than a Kamala Harris win.
Retired Money: Taking RetireMint for a test spin

Sep 25, 2024 | findependencehub.com | Jonathan Chevreau

My latest MoneySense Retired Money column has just been published: you can find the full column by clicking on the highlighted headline here: What is RetireMint? The Canadian online platform shows retirement planning isn’t just about finances. We provided a sneak preview of RetireMint late in August, which you can read here: Retirement needs a new definition. That was provided by RetireMint founder Ryan Donovan.
Vanguard unveils new Ultra-Short Canadian Government Bond ETF

Sep 12, 2024 | findependencehub.com | Jonathan Chevreau

In what it says is its first new ETF announcement in four years, Vanguard Investments Canada Inc. today announced a new Fixed-Income ETF designed to met investors’ short-term savings needs. Here is the full release on Canada News Wire. Trading on the TSX under the ticker VVSG, Vanguard Canada says the Vanguard Canadian Ultra-Short Government Bond Index ETF offers AAA-rated high-quality government bonds and treasury bills with a low management fee of 0.10%.