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About Jonathan Chevreau
Jonathan Chevreau, one of Canada’s most prolific financial authors, is the incoming editor of MoneySense magazine, and a former personal finance columnist with the Financial Post for 19 years. He’s authored several mutual fund guides, two books on the stock market and wealth management, the financial novel Findependence Day, and most recently the National Post e-book, The Best of Jonathan Chevreau.
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April 15, 2013
- Masters of Money
How Income Splitting Can Speed Findependence
Last time we discussed the concept of family “Findependence” – that is, taking a holistic family-wide approach to financial independence. The idea is to view the net worth and after-tax financial position of the family as a whole. MORE
Tagged Income Splitting, Income Tax, Retirement Income
April 12, 2013
- Masters of Money
Findependence as a Family Affair
Thus far in this series, we have looked at “Findependence” (financial independence) from the standpoint of an individual. But since many of us are half of a couple and possibly also parents, it makes sense to look at Findependence from a holistic family perspective. MORE
Tagged Estate Planning, rrsp, tfsa
March 22, 2013
- Masters of Money
Tax-Free Savings Accounts (TFSAs): The Gift to Seniors that Keeps On Giving
As of January 1, 2013, the annual contribution amount for TFSAs has risen to $5,500. MORE
Tagged Retirement Income, Retirement Savings, RRIF, tfsa
March 20, 2013
- Masters of Money
Handling Longevity and Rising Health Care Costs in Retirement
As I noted in a recent blog post at MoneySense, 62 seems to be the age some Canadian baby boomers prominent in the financial services and pension industries are choosing to retire. MORE
Tagged Insurance, pension, retirement planning, Retirement Saving
February 4, 2013
- Masters of Money
Not All Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) Have to Be Indexed
For ETFs, 2012 was a big year, with a record US$1.34 trillion invested in them. While that’s still less than the US$9 trillion mutual fund industry, most pundits expect the gap to close even more in 2013. MORE
Tagged Dividends, ETFs, Mutual Funds
