I wish we could call a "time out" for politicians. Wouldn't it be great if we could send them to some dark room in Parliament and make them think about what they're doing? I'm talking about the tax you pay on your RRSP and all other types of investment accounts. Tax on TFSAs, RESPs and RDSPs. Yes, you're reading this correctly.

When it comes to dealing with money, there are two simple ways to break it down: things you can control and things you can't. Once you understand the things that you can control, the next thing is to "try" not to worry about the things you can't. Here are my top five ways to take control.

It is clearer than ever that most Canadians have to fend for themselves when it comes to retirement. For most retired Canadians, the combination of an employer's Defined Benefit Pension Plan, CPP and Old Age Security (OAS) provided them with a secure retirement lifestyle. This is not the case in 2013. Why?

From an early age, we've all been taught that learning to save is a good life skill. It seems, however, that once the kids grow up, they reject this practice and spend, spend, spend. When asked what they would prioritize if they could only save for one thing, 43 per cent of people would save for a vacation before retirement. What are the solutions?

It's the eternal question: if you want to secure your financial future, how should you go about it? Should you save or should you invest? Well, the ty...

Does the word “retirement” scare you? Is it a far-off goal or just around the corner? No matter where you are in your career path, you should b...

TORONTO - Dwindling pension benefits are forcing many Canadians to rethink how they’ll spend their golden years, but that doesn’t necessarily mean...

A Bank of Montreal poll found that almost a third of young Canadians haven't saved a penny for retirement, and only 10 per cent have given much thought to exactly how much money they're going to need to retire. Clearly, we need to get these folks saving, and fast. I'd like to see today's young Canadians -- particularly those without a gold-plated public sector worker or MP pension -- wind up with something, rather than nothing for their retirement. PRPPs can help employees at private sector small businesses save money for the future.

If there's one constant investors have faced over the past few months, it's been volatility. The swings have been downright wild at times, as headline...