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Looking a Gift Horse in the Mouth--How to Make the Most Out of Registered Government Savings Plans

Released on Saturday, September 9, 2017•RETIREMENT

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The Federal Government has created a surprising number of different registered savings plans to help Canadians finance their futures. This informal and engaging presentation will summarize how Registered Savings Plans ("RRSPs"), Registered Retirement Income Funds ("RRIFs") Tax Free Savings Accounts ("TFSAs"), Registered Educational Savings Plans ("RESPs") and Registered Disability Savings Plans ("RDSPs") work, but more importantly, it will also help you make the most out of these different opportunities - as they say, the devil is in the details. In addition to discussing most tax-efficient ways to fund these different programs and which to prioritize in different circumstances, this presentation will also focus on when and how to best withdraw money, particularly from RRSPs and RRIFs. Although registered programs can help us accumulate large sums of money for the future, this money goes a lot further if we can manage and reduce the tax bill that arises on the other end. Ultimately, it's not the size of your accounts that matter but how much you have left to spend after the tax man has come and gone.

Colin Ritchie

Colin S. Ritchie, Lawyer and Financial Planner

Colin Ritchie, LLB, CFP, CLU, TEP, and FMA, is a Vancouver-based fee-for-service lawyer and financial planner who does not sell investment or insurance, just advice. He graduated from the University of Victoria's Law Co-op programme in 1996 and spent just under five years in private practice as a lawyer before transitioning into financial planning and successfully completing his Certified Financial Planning (CFP) designation. Mr. Ritchie has worked in Sun Life's Estate and Financial Planning Services Department, working his way up to the role as a Director of Financial Planning. While at Sun Life, he also acquired the CLU (Certified Life Underwriter) and FMA (Financial Management Advisor) designations.