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Why an Emergency Fund Matters, Even in Retirement

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Benefits of Engaging in Part-Time Work or Starting a Side Hustle During Retirement

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Episode 109: Tune Out The Noise

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Episode 108: How Interest Rates Impact Bond Prices

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How to Draw a Retirement Paycheque

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Episode 107: How to Optimize Your RRSP Contributions

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How Grandparents Shape Their Grandkids' Financial Future

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Episode 106: A Closer Look at GICs

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Episode 105: Mindset Shifts for Wealth

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Episode 104: Five Retirement Planning Myths

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How to Best Recieve an Inheritance

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Episode #103: The Journey of Receiving an Inheritance

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Preparing Your Family to Recieve Your Inheritance

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Episode #102: Important Dates 2024

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Episode #101: Navigating the 2024 Changes to the CPP

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Episode #100: Tax Benefits of Life Insurance

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Estate Planning 101

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Episode #99: Tax On Rental Income

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Episode #98: How to Teach Kids About Money

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Episode #97: Diversifying Your Stock Portfolio

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Navigating Market Volatility in Retirement

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Episode #96: Therapy For Wealth

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Episode 95: Vacation Homes As An Income Source

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Episode 94: How Spending and Saving Impact Happiness

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Tap Into Your Home's Potential With HELOC, Reverse Mortgages and All-In-One's

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Episode 90: Business Succession Planning

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Episode 93: Does Your Company Provide Benefits?

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What is the Multi-Generational Home Renovation Tax Credit?: Episode 92

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Episode 91: The Crucial Role of Longevity in Retirement Planning

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Episode 89: Ways to ensure your retirement portfolio outpaces inflation

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Maximize Your Retirement Income: The Power of Withdrawal Strategies

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Episode 88: Avoid These Common TFSA Pitfalls

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Episode 87: Taking Control of Finances For Aging Parents

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Fireside Financial Episode 5: Mastering Retirement Planning

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Episode 86: How do rising interest rates affect you?

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Episode 85: A Courageous Conversation on Personal & Financial Topics with Jane Blaufus

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Fireside Financial Episode 4: The Impact of Financial Assistance on Your Golden Years

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Episode 84: What's Your Long-Term Wealth Building Strategy?

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Episode 83: Three Ways to Prepare Your Family to Inherit Your Riches

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Episode 82: Leaving an Inheritance to a Person with Disabilities

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Episode 81: ABC Life Literacy Canada with Alison Howard

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Episode 80: Providing Adult Children with Financial Support

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Fireside Financial Episode 3: Retirement Spending: Balancing the Pitfalls and Opportunities

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Episode 79: What are Low-Volatility Funds?

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Episode 78: Your Finances and Dementia

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Episode 77: Diversifying Your Stock Portfolio as a Canadian

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Fireside Financial Episode 2: Maximizing Your Retirement Benefits

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Episode 76: Should you buy your retirement home before retirement?

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Episode 75: Protect Your Financial Future

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Episode 74: Your Pension Options When Leaving Your Employer

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Fireside Financial Episode 1: Top Tips to be a Successful Retiree

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Episode 73: Important End of Life Discussions

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Episode 72: How Will Canada's Falling Inflation Rate Affect You?

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Episode 71: How to Create an Inspiring Retirement Plan

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Episode 70: How To Get Investment Income Without Paying More Taxes

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Episode 69: Do You Practice Financial Wellness?

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Episode 68: Myths and Mistakes in Retirement Planning

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Episode 67: Adding an Adult Child as a Joint Owner

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Episode 66: Planning Ahead Will Save You in the Long Run

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Episode 65: Family Investment Trusts

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Episode 64: Vacation Property Succession Planning

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Episode 63: Outdated Ideas on Retirement Planning

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Episode 62: A Forecast on Inflation and Interest Rates

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Episode 61: How to Manage Expectations in Retirement

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Episode 60: What Not to do When Investing for Your Retirement

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Episode 59: Financial Literacy and Education in Canada

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Episode 58: Living Common-Law in Alberta

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Episode 57: When Should You Start Withdrawing CPP?

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Episode 56: How Technology Has Enhanced the Client Experience

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Episode 55: How to Navigate the 3 Stages of Retirement

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Episode 54: How to Tactfully Rebalance Your Portfolio

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Episode 53: Ten Insightful Questions to Ask Your Financial Planner

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Episode 52: How To Transition into Retirement While Taking Care of Your Mental Health

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Episode 51: Why You Should Use Your TFSA for Retirement

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Episode 50: A Year in Review for 2022 & What's to Come in 2023

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Episode 49: Seven Life Considerations to Address Before You Retire

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Episode 48: Tips for Canadians Owning Vacation Properties in the U.S.

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Episode 47: Five Easy Ways to Stay Active in Your Retirement

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Episode 46: A Fresh Perspective on Finance with Rob Carrick

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Episode 45: Three Simple Tips to Follow to Make the Job of Your Executor Easier

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Episode 44: Seven Ways to Get More From Your Tax Refund

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Episode 43: A Conversation with a Retired Private Wealth Manager

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Episode 42: The Thing About Retirement That Nobody Talks About

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Episode 41: A Financial Coach vs. A Financial Advisor

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Episode 40: Psychological Challenges of Transitioning Into Retirement

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Episode 39: Permanent Life Insurance

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Episode 38: How Income Splitting Can Help Lower Your Family's Tax Bill

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Episode 37: Common Mistakes and Misbeliefs of Pre-Retirees and How To Avoid Them

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Episode 36: Beneficiary Designations and When to Use Them

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Episode 35: When Should You Start RRIF Withdrawals?

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Episode 34: Financial Education for Teens and Young Adults

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Episode 33: When is the Best Time to Claim CPP?

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Episode 32: Spousal RRSP Withdrawals and How They Work

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Episode 31: Certified Financial Planning Education

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Episode 30: Find Your Number

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Episode 29: Advanced Estate Planning - Part 2

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Episode 28: Life Insurance In Canada

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Episode 27: Advanced Estate Planning - Part 1

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Episode 26: Five Strategies to Overcome Retirement Shock

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Episode 25: Sustainable Investing: Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG)