Archive for December 2013
CPP’s Child Rearing Dropout Provision
One way you may be able to increase your CPP benefits is by taking advantage of the “Child Rearing Dropout Provision.” If you stopped working – or worked fewer hours – to care for your young children under the age of seven, that period could be excluded from your contributory period. It can also affect…
Read MoreHow An RRSP Loan Turned My $12,000 Contribution Into $20,000
I’ll admit I’ve never liked the idea of taking out an RRSP loan to boost contributions and generate a higher tax refund. If you can afford to pay back the RRSP loan over 12 months then you probably should have budgeted and saved for higher contributions in the first place instead of borrowing. However, after…
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