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Retirement savings calculator
Sun Life can help you build and protect your savings with investment products, life insurance, health insurance, and financial advice.
How to keep more of your retirement income and pay less tax
Want to turn your savings into as much retirement income as you can? Try looking at your retirement income through a tax lens.
Health insurance in retirement: How to pay for your health costs
Don't let health care costs change your retirement plans. Here's how you can plan for health insurance in retirement. Visit sunlife.ca to learn more.
5 RRSP Mistakes To Avoid
We asked a certified financial planner to reveal the most common RRSP mistakes he sees – and to suggest simple tips to help steer clear of them....
RRIF: Registered Retirement Income Fund
💡 Do you know the difference between an RRSP and an RRIF? With an RRSP, you save for retirement and with an RRIF you take income for retirement. Learn more about RRIFs here!
How can inflation affect your retirement plan?
No matter where you are on the retirement savings journey, here’s what you need to know about inflation, and what you can take to protect your plans for...
Retirement savings calculator
Sun Life can help you build and protect your savings with investment products, life insurance, health insurance, and financial advice.
How to make the most of your pension plan
Whether you’re confident or concerned about your company pension – or if you don’t have one – these tips will help you boost your retirement savings....
Decumulation: Turning Retirement Savings Into Retirement Income
Do you know how to turn your savings into income in retirement? Read more to learn....
Are you ready for retirement? (checklist)
How will you know if you’re ready to retire? Start your research with a free retirement checklist....
Move or renovate: How do you decide?
Should you stay or should you go? Visit sunlife.ca to help you decide if it’s best to renovate your house or move.
Do you need life insurance when you’re retired?
Do retired people need to keep their life insurance, or even buy more? Visit sunlife.ca to find out why the answer could be “yes.”
7 Easy Tips for Halloween Healthy Eating
It’s easy to overdo it on the sweets and party food each October — but don’t get spooked. We consulted health and nutrition experts for their top tips on...
Being an executor can be time-consuming and expensive at a time of great grief
If your loved ones tap you to become an executor, it's important to understand the whole picture before replying. Read more.
Posthaste: Canada no longer among best countries for retirement in one of worst years ever to retire
Canada drops out of ranking of top 10 best places for retirement...
8 Everyday Health and Wellness Habits Linked With a Longer Life
The average life expectancy in the United States is on a historic decline. Here are research-backed habits you can do every day to help improve your likelihood...
Looking to Cut Costs? These Are 5 of the Best Items to Buy Used
There are good deals to be had when buying used items, so long as you know what to look for and stick to some perennial items that never go out of style.
FP Answers: My portfolio is down 30%. Do I still have enough to retire this year?
You might have to employ the three Cs of financial planning: Create, Convert, Conserve. Read more...
Sedentary lifestyle: How to get moving and save money
An inactive, or sedentary lifestyle, with too much sitting and not enough exercise, is bad for you. It can also cost you more on insurance. Visit sunlife.ca to...
Hit the pause button before making that mid-life crisis splurge
'It really comes down to balancing today versus tomorrow,' expert says. Read...
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