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Michigan Snowbird: Should You Make Florida Your Primary Residence?

I’m writing this is the midst of another “polar vortex”. The car read negative twelve as I made my way through the icy wonder that is Michigan in February. The conversation with my parents at their Florida home didn’t help…

Analyzing The 2019 Proposal to Eliminate the Michigan Pension Tax

Wait, Democrats and Republicans can actually agree on something? Well, every Democrat and Republican running for governor of Michigan at least. The Michigan “Pension Tax”, is so unpopular with Michigan retirees, that it actually brought together people on both sides…

MESP vs. MET: What’s the Best Michigan College Savings Plan? 

According to the University of Michigan website, it costs over $30,000 per year to attend UofM. Michigan State is not much cheaper with a year costing $25,000. Even scarier, if the trend continues it will cost nearly $270,000 for my…

Social Security Strategies When You Also Have a Canadian Pension

If you worked in both the U.S. and Canada, there is a good chance that you will have both U.S. social security and a Canadian pension. Unfortunately, this brings an added wrinkle regarding when you should turn on each benefit.…

Taxation of Your RRSP, RRIF, CPP, and OAS in the U.S.

Many retirement accounts, different country pensions, exchange rates, and multiple tax rates. Working both in the U.S and Canada sure does make things complicated. However, if you are retiring here in the U.S., your tax situation is much more favorable…