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Estate

Later in life children – bringing up new needs: July 26, 2010
Estate planning strategies – beyond the basics: November 9, 2009
Will yours work? Do you have one?: October 26, 2009
The essentials of estate planning – rule one: do it now: October 19, 2009
Your cottage and keeping it in the family: September 14, 2009

Insurance

Critical Illness insurance – why you need it: August 30, 2010
Better than lemonade – critical info about insurance: August 17, 2009
Are you planning for long term care?: August 10, 2009
Covering your home base – come what may: May 11, 2009

Investing

Cycling your way to a lifetime of financial fitness: January 3, 2011
Do you need a lifetime income guarantee?: August 23, 2010

Personal finance

Lighten your debt load – strategies for eliminating debt: August 16, 2010
Rising interest rates, your mortgage, and you: August 2, 2010
Home alone – not anymore. Your adult child is back.: July 19, 2010
New! – the combo mortgage. But is it for you?: July 12, 2010
Retiring together is always better, isn’t it?: June 21, 2010
The encore marriage – financial planning for your new life: June 7, 2010
Mortgage planning – fixed rate, variable, pre-approval?: March 29, 2010
Financial recovery from divorce: February 8, 2010
Retired? You’ve earned it – now spend it!: December 28, 2009
Paying yourself can be complicated – after you retire: November 30, 2009
Planning to live for a long, long time: November 23, 2009
Negotiating the small business minefield: September 28, 2009
Why you might need a line of credit: July 27, 2009
The mortgage penalty box – the potential cost of lending and 'blending': July 13, 2009
Marriage and money – time for a financial tune-up?: June 22, 2009
Got a summer job? Here are a few financial planning tips just for you: June 8, 2009
Key decisions that shape your pension: March 30, 2009
Financing your new house – Home Buyers Plan or TFSA?: March 23, 2009
Domestic contracts – do you need to set your own rules of engagement?: February 9, 2009

RRSP

Decisions, decisions – is it better to contribute to investments held within an RRSP or a TFSA?: January 17, 2011
Your retirement income – how much is enough?: February 1, 2010
When is the right time to invest?: January 25, 2010
Making the right investment choices?: January 18, 2010
Plan to get the most from your child's RESP: June 29, 2009

Tax planning

Tax Freedom Now! Or at least earlier: May 30, 2011
Self-employed? You are different when it comes to tax deadlines and rules: May 31, 2010
Making the most of what you’ve got – retirement tax planning strategies: March 8, 2010
Beat the tax with these year-end tax tips: December 14, 2009
Lesser known tax benefits for students and their families: September 7, 2009
Thinking about handing over the cottage? It could be less 'taxing' these days: June 1, 2009
Put next year's tax bill on a diet: May 4, 2009
Save or spend your tax refund?: March 16, 2009
Tax preparation is not tax planning: March 9, 2009
Managing taxes on retirement income: January 12, 2009

TFSA

Spousal strategies – income-splitting can still work: February 23, 2009
Make TFSA transfers without the pain of tax gain: January 26, 2009

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