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Tue, 21 May 2013 16:44:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/15/provinces-territories-may-expand-home-care-to-deal-with-aging-population/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/15/provinces-territories-may-expand-home-care-to-deal-with-aging-population/#comments Fri, 15 Mar 2013 23:01:25 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=361146 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/15/provinces-territories-may-expand-home-care-to-deal-with-aging-population/feed/ 0 TORONTO – Provinces and territories will likely have to expand home care as a... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/20/house-prices-have-propelled-canadians-net-worth-gains-for-a-decade/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/20/house-prices-have-propelled-canadians-net-worth-gains-for-a-decade/#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2013 17:56:19 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=352646 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/20/house-prices-have-propelled-canadians-net-worth-gains-for-a-decade/feed/ 0 Now what? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/bhp-billiton-ceo-marius-kloppers-who-headed-failed-potash-bid-to-retire/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/bhp-billiton-ceo-marius-kloppers-who-headed-failed-potash-bid-to-retire/#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2013 02:35:03 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=352533 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/bhp-billiton-ceo-marius-kloppers-who-headed-failed-potash-bid-to-retire/feed/ 0 SYDNEY – BHP Billiton chief executive Marius Kloppers, who spearheaded the unsuccessful takeover bid... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/22/retired-go-out-and-make-yourself-useful/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/22/retired-go-out-and-make-yourself-useful/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2013 09:30:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=338017 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/22/retired-go-out-and-make-yourself-useful/feed/ 0 Don't let your age stop you from getting back in the workplace. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/03/attention-boomers-why-demographics-threatens-your-retirement/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/03/attention-boomers-why-demographics-threatens-your-retirement/#comments Mon, 03 Dec 2012 17:36:08 +0000 Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=322532 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/03/attention-boomers-why-demographics-threatens-your-retirement/feed/ 0 An entire generation might start selling soon... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/20/most-50-somethings-are-likely-to-work-after-retirement/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/20/most-50-somethings-are-likely-to-work-after-retirement/#comments Mon, 20 Aug 2012 14:12:11 +0000 Scaachi Koul http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=284815 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/20/most-50-somethings-are-likely-to-work-after-retirement/feed/ 0 More than half of Canadians in their 50s plan on working after retiring well... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/29/this-year-oas-cost-410-million-less-than-the-government-thought/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/29/this-year-oas-cost-410-million-less-than-the-government-thought/#comments Wed, 29 Feb 2012 15:14:39 +0000 David Newland http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=242784 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/29/this-year-oas-cost-410-million-less-than-the-government-thought/feed/ 0 The federal government overestimated old age security costs by hundreds of millions of dollars... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/14/spending-your-life-savings/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/14/spending-your-life-savings/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:20:01 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238606 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/14/spending-your-life-savings/feed/ 0 After finally reaching retirement, a critical question: what do you do with your money once you get there? http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/how-the-government-wants-to-trick-us-into-saving-more/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/how-the-government-wants-to-trick-us-into-saving-more/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:48:50 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238674 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/how-the-government-wants-to-trick-us-into-saving-more/feed/ 0 Never mind the hypothetical cuts to OAS, Ottawa's got some actual pension measures before Parliament http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/03/back-to-work-grandma%e2%80%94why-the-retirement-age-needs-to-change/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/03/back-to-work-grandma%e2%80%94why-the-retirement-age-needs-to-change/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:00:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/back-to-work-grandma%e2%80%94why-the-retirement-age-needs-to-change/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/03/back-to-work-grandma%e2%80%94why-the-retirement-age-needs-to-change/feed/ 0 Why the retirement age needs to change http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/30/not-a-matter-of-if-but-when/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/30/not-a-matter-of-if-but-when/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:50:18 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=236601 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/30/not-a-matter-of-if-but-when/feed/ 0 Peter Van Loan says the government wants to make sure OAS is sustainable “10... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/27/future-old-people-take-note/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/27/future-old-people-take-note/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:59:49 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=236377 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/27/future-old-people-take-note/feed/ 0 The Harper government explains how its supporters and spokespeople should be explaining potential changes... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/27/the-cost-and-the-savings-of-oas/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/27/the-cost-and-the-savings-of-oas/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:48:00 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=236061 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/27/the-cost-and-the-savings-of-oas/feed/ 0 Kevin Milligan considers the ramifications of changes to Old Age Security. By 2031 —... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/11/mulcair-on-pensions/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/11/mulcair-on-pensions/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:18:21 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=232839 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/11/mulcair-on-pensions/feed/ 0 Thomas Mulcair pitches pension reform, including a pension exchange. The proposed pension exchange would... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/29/and-that%e2%80%99s-the-kind-of-life-it%e2%80%99s-been/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/29/and-that%e2%80%99s-the-kind-of-life-it%e2%80%99s-been/#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2011 15:00:04 +0000 Jonathon Gatehouse http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=210155 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/29/and-that%e2%80%99s-the-kind-of-life-it%e2%80%99s-been/feed/ 2 Lloyd Robertson, 77, is signing off. We think. http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/13/good-news-bad-news-may-5-12-2011-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/13/good-news-bad-news-may-5-12-2011-2/#comments Fri, 13 May 2011 15:10:19 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=191421 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/13/good-news-bad-news-may-5-12-2011-2/feed/ 0 The RCMP officers involved in Robert Dziekanski's death face perjury charges, while scientists prove Einstein was right http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/08/retirement-649/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/08/retirement-649/#comments Tue, 08 Mar 2011 15:00:25 +0000 Anne Kingston http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=175844 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/08/retirement-649/feed/ 8 More and more Canadians are counting on lotteries as a source of savings for life after work http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/16/flaherty-unveils-pooled-pension-plan/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/16/flaherty-unveils-pooled-pension-plan/#comments Thu, 16 Dec 2010 19:38:32 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=164186 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/16/flaherty-unveils-pooled-pension-plan/feed/ 7 Liberals dismiss proposal as a “baby step” http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/02/sarkos-new-globetrotter/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/02/sarkos-new-globetrotter/#comments Thu, 02 Dec 2010 18:40:16 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=160347 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/02/sarkos-new-globetrotter/feed/ 0 Foreign Minister Michèle Alliot-Marie will bring a steady hand and right-wing point of view to the job http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/02/hanging-up-the-gloves/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/02/hanging-up-the-gloves/#comments Thu, 02 Dec 2010 14:00:09 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=160960 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/02/hanging-up-the-gloves/feed/ 48 WELLS: Danny Williams’s accomplishments and his resentments were two sides of a coin http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/01/what-the-boomers-are-leaving/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/01/what-the-boomers-are-leaving/#comments Wed, 01 Dec 2010 15:00:33 +0000 Jonathon Gatehouse http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=159844 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/01/what-the-boomers-are-leaving/feed/ 184 Fewer jobs. Lower pay. Higher taxes. Now the Screwed Generation is starting to push back. http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/25/early-retirement-is-good-for-you-study-shows/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/25/early-retirement-is-good-for-you-study-shows/#comments Thu, 25 Nov 2010 19:17:08 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=160005 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/25/early-retirement-is-good-for-you-study-shows/feed/ 5 Retiring at 55 cuts stress and fatigue, boosts mental health http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/18/a-savings-safety-net/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/18/a-savings-safety-net/#comments Thu, 18 Nov 2010 17:40:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=158114 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/18/a-savings-safety-net/feed/ 11 Doubling Canada Pension Plan benefits would provide all Canadians with a safe retirement, but it’s a risky plan that is set to spark a major political battle http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/04/france-isnt-the-only-country/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/04/france-isnt-the-only-country/#comments Thu, 04 Nov 2010 14:00:48 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=154915 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/04/france-isnt-the-only-country/feed/ 0 Energetic protests against plans by the government of President Nicolas Sarkozy to reform the French retirement system have cut national fuel supplies, stopped trains and roiled the nation http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/03/europe-loses-its-cool/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/03/europe-loses-its-cool/#comments Wed, 03 Nov 2010 16:20:03 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=155381 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/03/europe-loses-its-cool/feed/ 0 A pampered continent protests the rollback of its lavish welfare state http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/18/so-much-for-the-market/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/18/so-much-for-the-market/#comments Mon, 18 Oct 2010 13:20:42 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=152412 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/18/so-much-for-the-market/feed/ 0 The first of a six-part series on investing after the fall. After a lost decade, are there any safe investments? http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/11/when-life-goes-u-shaped/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/11/when-life-goes-u-shaped/#comments Mon, 11 Oct 2010 16:00:40 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=151125 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/11/when-life-goes-u-shaped/feed/ 0 Around the world, happiness dips in mid-life. But how Canadian boomers experience it may be very different. http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/01/director-recruitment-drive/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/01/director-recruitment-drive/#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2010 14:20:31 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=134574 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/01/director-recruitment-drive/feed/ 0 California Public Employees’ Retirement System is recruiting a long list of executives http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/06/man%e2%80%99s-best-retirement-plan-him/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/06/man%e2%80%99s-best-retirement-plan-him/#comments Thu, 06 May 2010 14:20:32 +0000 Scott Feschuk http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=122806 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/06/man%e2%80%99s-best-retirement-plan-him/feed/ 10 You could have been my ticket to a lucrative literary niche, Squib. But you’re a tiny bit lazy. http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/27/searching-for-the-liberal-party-day-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/27/searching-for-the-liberal-party-day-2/#comments Sat, 27 Mar 2010 12:30:52 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=117882 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/27/searching-for-the-liberal-party-day-2/feed/ 58 AARON WHERRY reports from the Canada 150 conference in Montreal http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/18/corruption-engulfs-india%e2%80%99s-army/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/18/corruption-engulfs-india%e2%80%99s-army/#comments Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:00:53 +0000 Patricia Treble http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=107079 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/18/corruption-engulfs-india%e2%80%99s-army/feed/ 5 India’s army chief, Deepak Kapoor, has been criticized http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/03/charles-albert-hansman-1926-2009/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/03/charles-albert-hansman-1926-2009/#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:10:19 +0000 Rachel Mendleson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=104529 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/03/charles-albert-hansman-1926-2009/feed/ 1 He and his wife of six decades, Shirley, were inseparable. Around her, he would really open up. http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/17/canadas-olympians-no-4-scott-niedermayer/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/17/canadas-olympians-no-4-scott-niedermayer/#comments Sun, 17 Jan 2010 15:40:38 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=101509 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/17/canadas-olympians-no-4-scott-niedermayer/feed/ 1 Scott Niedermayer, the veteran http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/11/time-to-get-in-the-game-senator/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/11/time-to-get-in-the-game-senator/#comments Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:07:11 +0000 Philippe Gohier http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=100414 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/11/time-to-get-in-the-game-senator/feed/ 14 Jacques Demers’ move to the upper chamber hasn’t gone smoothly http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/30/the-great-unknown/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/30/the-great-unknown/#comments Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:11:45 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=99293 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/30/the-great-unknown/feed/ 20 Retiring comfortably requires big savings. How much is enough? http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/17/the-real-estate-gamble/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/17/the-real-estate-gamble/#comments Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:33:59 +0000 Jason Kirby http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=97627 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/17/the-real-estate-gamble/feed/ 17 A home is seen as a ticket to retirement. But is that wise? http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/10/the-price-of-security/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/10/the-price-of-security/#comments Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:10:41 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=95706 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/10/the-price-of-security/feed/ 10 Behind many savings plans lurk steep costs. Who can you trust? http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/08/newsmakers-stealing-the-show/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/08/newsmakers-stealing-the-show/#comments Tue, 08 Dec 2009 23:43:23 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=95803 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/08/newsmakers-stealing-the-show/feed/ 2 Harper's U-Turn http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/26/downsized-dreams/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/26/downsized-dreams/#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:57:29 +0000 Jason Kirby http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=88250 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/26/downsized-dreams/feed/ 20 Retirement plans are being dashed by a new economic reality http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/16/gay-seniors-get-a-place-to-call-home/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/16/gay-seniors-get-a-place-to-call-home/#comments Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:00:00 +0000 Cathy Gulli http://tearsheet.ca/dev/?p=2910 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/16/gay-seniors-get-a-place-to-call-home/feed/ 5 If retirement means freedom, then a new old folks’ home in Montreal may offer the ultimate liberation—sexual. http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/05/15/iiiii-quit/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/05/15/iiiii-quit/#comments Thu, 15 May 2008 15:16:19 +0000 Steve Maich http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=1028 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/05/15/iiiii-quit/feed/ 0 So, I’m not much of a tennis lover (not got my head around that...