Describe the desired income
A target retirement age is not enough. The plan needs a realistic view of spending, inflation, housing, travel, family support and how long income may be required.
Retirement planning
Retirement planning for the life ahead.
Consider the income you may need, the savings already in place and the risks that could interrupt your plans. Explore suitable insurance-based options within the wider picture, including the role of your business and other professional advisors.
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Where planning can help
Protect what matters. Keep your next chapter in view.
- Savings are happening without a clear retirement-income target.
- Too much of the future depends on selling one business or property.
- Registered, corporate and personal assets are not coordinated.
- Illness or disability could interrupt contributions before retirement.
Map the available resources
Government benefits, workplace pensions, RRSPs, TFSAs, business assets and other savings may play different roles. Contribution limits, tax treatment, liquidity and investment suitability need to be considered using current professional advice.
- Expected CPP and OAS timing
- Registered and non-registered savings
- Workplace or individual pension income
- Business value and transition assumptions
Protect the years before retirement
Disability, critical illness, premature death or an extended business interruption can reduce savings capacity. Protection planning should be evaluated alongside—not after—the accumulation plan.
Common questions
Answers to help you plan
How can a business owner prepare for retirement?
Estimate spending and expected income, then consider personal savings, pensions and the business separately. Review the risk of relying on one future sale. Ramandeep can discuss suitable insurance-based savings and protection, coordinating tax and legal questions with your professionals.
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