Stock Market Corrections, Crashes, and Bear & Secular Bear Markets: The Differences and How to Handle for Long Term Financial Health

Stock market corrections, crashes, bear markets and even secular bear markets are a reality of long term investing. They have ...
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Why “unretirement” may be the fate of so many Canadians

The tariff war instigated by U.S. President Donald Trump won’t improve the situation. Earlier this month, Bloom surveyed a small ...
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How to Travel with a Toddler

FIRECracker is a world-travelling early retiree. She used to live in one of the most expensive cities in Canada, but ...
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Bill Perkins – Memory Dividends, Time Buckets, and Maximizing Net Fulfillment

I disagree with Bill on the price of long-term care insurance. Bill is so dismissive and wrong on this topic. ...
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Solo travel adventure – France

For as long as I can remember, I have dreamed of renting a villa in the south of France, Provence, ...
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Permission | Kathy’s Retirement Blog

Thank you to everyone who sent encouragement, advice and ideas after my last post.  These are all things we can ...
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10 Best Tours for Snorkeling in Costa Rica

10 Best Tours for Snorkeling in Costa Rica Author – Cynthia Ross Tustin – September 3rd, 2023 Ready to go ...
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Retirement Researcher Discusses why He Prefers Funded Ratio to Monte Carlo Modeling

As discussed in our post of February 21, 2025, pre-eminent retirement researcher Dr. Wade Pfau has become an actuarial approach ...
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Do you need a Bucket List?

I’m not a bucket list sort of person. I am very fortunate to be able to afford most things I ...
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Bruno & Co.’s 2017/2018 Spending

We did it folks – another full orbit around the wonderful star at the center of our Solar System! Considering ...
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