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Living in Retirement Graham Westmacott RRSPs, RRIFs, death and taxes. PWL Capital 2019-08-28T11:21:00 August 28, 2019 Does accelerating withdrawals from registered retirement plans reduce taxes? Prompted by the recent death of a friend, a client asked what they could to avoid a large tax bill from their registered savings when they died.
Living in Retirement Graham Westmacott Target wealth: A new approach to the retirement challenge 2019-07-24T10:00:01 July 24, 2019 A better way to convert savings into retirement income. The defined benefit pension plan, a traditional mainstay of retirement planning, is on its way to extinction.
Living in Retirement Graham Westmacott A better way to fund your retirement: ARVA explained 2019-06-17T09:53:29 June 17, 2019 The usual rule of thumb that people use to plan how to fund their retirement is to withdraw 4% a year from their pool of savings.
Living in Retirement Graham Westmacott Getting More Without Saving More 2019-05-27T09:34:51 May 27, 2019 Retirees have opportunities to influence both the amount that can be sustainably withdrawn from their investments and the timing of those withdrawals.
Personal Wealth Graham Westmacott Creating Pension Income: Dividends or Balanced portfolios? 2019-03-22T10:15:35 March 22, 2019 There are many ways of generating income from a portfolio. We consider how inflation and volatility influence two popular choices.