Peter Drake

Life, Part Two: Helping clients create a vision for life in retirement

Saving and planning for retirement is difficult. We see this difficulty every day in our interactions with clients, friends and family. From saving for a house, to starting a family, to paying off school debts, there are multiple (and very real) reasons that Canadians are not saving enough or planning for their future.

By Peter Drake |July 3, 2013

4 min read

Industry

Is retirement planning a waste of time?

A year ago, I outlined in my piece why the retirement planning process should begin immediately after the rush of RRSP season. This column should be considered as a companion piece.

By Peter Drake |April 1, 2013

4 min read

Planning and Advice

Learn from 3 policymaker mistakes

Market volatility isn’t making it easy for anybody to plan for retirement. Why not consider what the national economic policymakers are doing and learn from their mistakes?

By Peter Drake |August 7, 2012

3 min read