November 2008 Archive Posts

RRIF plans get dose of flexibility: Proposal will aid pensioners, plan administrators

November 28, 2008

The Department of Finance yesterday proposed the introduction of a temporary 25% reduction in the minimum withdrawal ...

Will the Internet and the Boomers Really Revolutionize the Traditional Healthcare Model?

November 28, 2008

What is laisser-faire but an orthodoxy? The most tyrannous and disastrous of all the orthodoxies, since it forbids you ...

Limited Relief for RRIF holders

November 28, 2008

The Finance Minister offered limited relief to retirees faced with depleting their tax deferred accounts through ...

Are You Safe To Drive?

November 28, 2008

Since driving at any age remains an integral part of all of our lives, Candrive’s research aims to improve the ...

Ottawa grants RIFF relief

November 28, 2008

Seniors who must sell hard-hit stock market holdings to fund this year's mandatory withdrawal from their registered ...

St. John’s-Avalon Chapter AGM 2008

November 27, 2008

The Annual General Meeting of CARP St. John's-Avalon Chapter was held on November 20, 2008. Alison Day, Coordinator of ...

PowerUp Canada

November 26, 2008

Despite strong public concern over climate change, Canada’s emissions are projected to increase, not to ...

Seniors: Help us keep our savings: Group calls on Ottawa to ban minimum RRIF withdrawals, universal pension plan

November 25, 2008

An organization representing seniors in Nova Scotia is hearing from many seniors concerned about their retirement ...

Mandatory RRIF Withdrawals

November 24, 2008

Mandatory RRIF Withdrawals Compulsory RRIF withdrawals are creating havoc for many seniors. They have watched ...

Mandatory RRIF Withdrawal

November 23, 2008

Mandatory RRIF withdrawals are playing havoc with seniors forced to cash in some of their drastically depleted ...