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4 Medicare Mistakes to Avoid as a Cross-Border Retiree

Imagine that you are getting excited about turning 65 and finally going onto Medicare. Turning Medicare age may mean significant monthly medical premium payment savings for most. However, now imagine that you get a letter from Medicare that you will…

Cross-Border Tax Strategies: RRSP Withdrawals or Roth Conversions?

In this video, we discuss different cross-border tax strategies. In particular, is it better to take RRSP withdrawals or implement a Roth conversion strategy for retirement? We discuss: The Retirement "Tax Valley" Filling up this Tax Valley with RRSP Withdrawals…

Cross-Border Retiree: Can I retire with a C$300k RRSP and a $700k 401(k)?

Have you lived and worked in the U.S. and Canada and are now approaching retirement? In this video, we review a situation in which a couple has lived and worked in both Canada and the U.S. for 20 years and…

The Best (And Cheapest!) Way to Move Money From Canada to the U.S.

Are you looking to move money from Canada to the U.S. but don't want to lose thousands in exchange rate and bank fees? This video discusses different strategies for moving money from Canada to the U.S. We discuss: Reporting requirements…

How Much You May Collect From Canada Pension, OAS, and U.S. Social Security

"Bryan, if I knew I was going to have this much in retirement income, I would have retired years ago!" was an exact quote that I got from a new client a few weeks ago. We reviewed his retirement income…

Video: Collecting Canadian OAS as a U.S. Resident

A couple of years back I was presenting a Cross-Border webinar in which I discussed the Canadian Old Age Security (OAS) benefit. A few minutes after the webinar, a lady called me in a panic. She was 70 years old, recently retired, and…

4 Planning Strategies During a Market Correction

As you probably know, the stock market is experiencing the first bear market (20% correction in the S&P 500) since 2009.  Although we have had a historic stock market run over the past 10 years, it doesn’t make these drops…