Vivian has no cash in the bank, no TFSAs and no RRSPs and often dips into her $70,000 HELOC to pay expenses A woman we’ll
Just to survive, Helen needs a bigger pool of savings on which to draw In Ottawa, a woman we’ll call Helen, 60, is struggling to
At 60, Abby needs a job or her savings will be quickly eroded In southern Ontario, a woman we’ll call Abby, 60, has a small
Ontario couple in their 50s are in a very real sense millionaires on paper living on what they see as fragile income In Ontario, a
A man we’ll call Chuck lives in Ontario. Now 50, he wants to retire at the age of 55. An engineer, he takes home $6,500 per
Their wealth is in their house, RRSPs and TFSAs Situation: Couple, 58 and 62, worry their resources may not carry them through retirement Solution: Downsize house, pay
They are light on financial assets, but a $100,000 cash inheritance, no debts and one good job pension gives them a great base to start
Herb has two years until he turns 60; he will either have to get another job or the couple will have to rein in costs
Couple think they’ve made a good choice by investing heavily in real estate, but they pay out more renting than they take in on two
The key to the discretionary spending she wants is three more years of work and boosting her investment returns Situation: Three years from retirement, woman needs
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