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Health And Dental Insurance – Not Really Insurance
This article was originally published several years ago and written by insurance expert Glenn Cooke. I’ve received many questions from clients and soon-to-be retirees asking about losing their employer health insurance coverage, so I’ve decided to re-publish this excellent piece today. Many years ago I was working as a student actuary pricing health insurance and…
Read MoreMy Mortgage Gambit: How (And Why) I Loaned Myself A Mortgage From My LIRA
This is a reader story from Kevin in Toronto, who, after getting laid off, took an unconventional approach with his locked-in retirement account (LIRA) – paying off his mortgage and then setting up a LIRA mortgage. What are the pros and cons of loaning yourself a mortgage from your RRSP or LIRA? Read on for…
Read MoreHe Bet The Farm On Weed Stocks And Won. Then Watched It Burn To The Ground
The following story is from Nick, whose investing journey began when he bet the farm (and won) on weed stocks, then watched in horror as that same barn burned to the ground several months later. You can follow his portfolio and journey for redemption at LateCycle.com – or on Twitter (@latecycle_nick). It’s one o’clock in the…
Read MoreCan Value Investing Protect You During A Market Crash?
My name is Brett Nelson and I’m a contributor and owner of Simplifying Finance. We’re a blog helping people get started understanding their personal finance and investing. Mainly, we focus on Ben Graham/Warren Buffett-style value investing. The good folks at Boomer and Echo here have allowed us to do a guest post, so we’re going…
Read More5 Ways To Visit Europe On A Budget
This is a guest post by Paul Marshman, The Travelling Boomer, on how to visit Europe without breaking the bank. Most travellers agree – Europe is a great place to visit, especially in summer. Problem is, it can be an expensive place to travel. Staying in downtown London or dining on the Champs Elysees in…
Read MoreThe Investor Awakens – A Star Wars Guide To Investing
This is a guest post by Daniel who blogs at Urban Departures to help families set their personal finances on autopilot. His knack for saving fuels his love for travelling. He shares his secrets in Grow Them Savings, a one of a kind course designed to simplify investing for people with better things to do.…
Read MoreIntroducing The Travelling Boomer
This is a guest post from Paul Marshman, author of The Travelling Boomer, as part of our retirement series. I’m one of the baby boomers who saw their careers cut short by the recent recession. But luckily, I was one of the few who was prepared for that fateful day. And since then, I’ve been…
Read MoreMini-Retirement Breaks During Your Working Life
A number of times in my life I’ve found myself between jobs. Usually this is a euphemism for unemployment, which at times it was for me, but typically it was a natural mini-retirement break between activities. An example of this was when I lost my job at a tech company at the end of the…
Read MoreI’d Rather Be Fishing: My Early Retirement Story
This is a guest post from reader Jamie, who shares his early retirement story as part of our retirement series. I lived and worked in Port Hardy, B.C. since 1984. On January 13th of this year I came to work on a midnight shift to find that it was my turn to pick holiday time. Vacations were…
Read MoreWhat You Can Do About The Upcoming Stock Market Crash
So you have some money you want to invest but you’re worried because you keep hearing that there’s going to be a stock market crash. Isn’t it better to wait until after that happens so you can buy in when it’s safer? It’s true that the stock market will crash. In fact I guarantee it.…
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