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Life In Retirement

I’m Retired, What Do I Need To Do?

You have been very fortunate, and you are able to retire in relatively good shape. Although you no longer have employment income, the savings and registered retirement plans you built up while you did continue to grow even as you start taking income. The financial planning focus of building capital should now shift to managing your financial resources as you take the necessary income for retirement. Managing your expenses, including the taxes you pay, becomes of paramount importance. For you to be financially comfortable in your retirement here are some of the items which need to be considered in this new chapter in your life.
Life In Retirement

Services To Consider

Pay Off Mortgage Debt ASAP

Hopefully, you were able to pay off the mortgage on your home before you retired. If you did not there should now be a priority to pay that off as soon as you can.

Manage Your Debt Obligations

Living on a lower or fixed income, is not the time to be paying high rates of interest on your debt. Reduce your use of credit cards by paying with cash or debit transactions.

Review Pension Agreements

People are living longer today, so we really don’t know how long our retirement funds are to last. If you don’t have a company pension plan your retirement funds probably consist of your registered plans being converted into a Registered Retirement Income Fund (RRIF).

Living Off Your Life Savings

Hopefully, during your working life you also saved and invested money in non-registered retirement plans. These could include stocks, bond, mutual funds or real estate.

Reduce Income Tax

If you are under the age of 71 and still have earned income or if you have contribution room in your RRSP, consider making tax-deductible contributions.

Stay On Budget

Chances are your income will reduce upon retirement. It is prudent to prepare a budget reflecting your new income level. Try to stay on budget. Look for ways to reduce costs such as taking advantage of senior or other discounts you might be eligible for.

Review Your Life Insurance*

Before you cancel any life insurance make sure you still don’t need it. Life insurance is used for older individuals and couples to leave a legacy for their children or charity as well as reducing any debt that really shouldn’t be left for the children to pay.

Make Sure Health Insurance* is Adequate

Consider purchasing long-term care insurance. Should the day come that you might no longer be able to adequately care for yourself without assistance these plans eliminate or greatly reduce the cost of such care relieving your family of that burden.

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What Our Clients Are Saying

Overall Accureta Wealth Management team gives an Excellent service and advice. They do Holistic planning, which helped us in planning for retirement and education. Very approachable and truly transparent in their unbiased advice.

H. Singh

The team at Accureta Wealth made a tailored plan for our family, guiding us each step of the way, setting goals, defining milestones, picking investments and educating us on each step along the way. Naveen is very approachable and has been always ready to answer my questions. 

R. Kucukates

I started working with Accureta Wealth Management when our twins were born. We started small with RESP planning. We were welcomed and explained about non-registered and registered accounts in Canada, our contribution limits….

K. Bamezai

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