by Sandi Martin | Sep 20, 2019 | Big Picture, Design Thinking, Personal Finance, Retirement Planning
Retirement income planning is a H-U-G-E topic, which is why we’re breaking it down in our Design Thinking Meets Financial Planning series over three posts. First, we want you to actively design answers to the question, who are you, really? What do you need to be...
by Sandi Martin | Mar 12, 2019 | Design Thinking, Personal Finance, Relationships, Retirement Planning
There is a truth about retirement that I want you to understand: You don’t have to know precisely what you want to plan for the day when you stop working. Sure, it helps financial planners if you can say that you want to retire in the summer of 2021, stay in your home...
by Spring Plans | Jan 28, 2019 | Design Thinking, Goal Planning, Personal Finance, Retirement Planning
A wish for our readers for the year ahead is becoming a tradition for us. If you’ve been reading the Spring blog for a while, you may remember that past years included wishes for clarity, ownership, structure, and momentum. If you’re new here: welcome—and buckle up....
by Julia Chung | Oct 18, 2018 | Personal Financial Planning, Relationships, Retirement, Retirement Planning
Your parents have been adults for as long as you can remember. They always had things in hand. They paid the bills, put a roof over your head, bothered you about cleaning up your room and doing your homework, and cried at your graduation/childbirth/other meaningful...
by Sandi Martin | Jun 19, 2018 | Retirement, Retirement Calculators, Retirement Planning
When you think of retirement and everything you need to do to prepare for it, I suspect you might think that some of your success hinges on getting the answers to these questions right: When should I apply for Canada Pension Plan benefits to get the most out of them?...
by Julia Chung | Oct 17, 2017 | CPP, Personal Finance, Retirement, Retirement Planning
“I have a pension through my employer,” says Tim*, in a recent call. “But I don’t understand it.” If you’re like Tim, you’re not alone. In Canada, we have many different potential sources for retirement income, with all kinds of different names. Pensions can be...
