When I used to work on issues of retirement security and pension policy for the Ontario government, one refrain became so common that it was largely taken for granted by my colleagues and me:
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Over the past year, Common Wealth has had the opportunity to partner with SEIU Healthcare, an Ontario-based union, to design and implement a new retirement plan called My65+.
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The following are remarks delivered on September 27, 2016, by Common Wealth Founding Partner Alex Mazer before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates.
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For many people, a pension is a thing of the past — something that may have helped their parents or grandparents, but is unlikely to help them.
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Markets go up and down. In the long run, they’ve delivered solid growth—but in the short term, they can be unpredictable. When markets are volatile—like we saw during the pandemic—what should you do? The answer is: do nothing. Stay invested. Stick to your plan. Ignore the short-term noise. If your goals haven’t changed, your investment
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Building the habit of consistent saving—and making sure those savings are invested automatically—is powerful. Contributing monthly or every payday not only helps you save more, but also improves investment performance by smoothing out market ups and downs. This is called dollar-cost averaging. Even small amounts—$50 or $100 a month—can grow significantly over time. Common Wealth
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Time is your friend. It’s one of the most powerful tools in your investing toolkit. If you stay invested for years—or better yet, decades—you’ll do better than most Canadians. Why is this? Because of the power of compounding. When your investments earn returns, those returns start earning returns too. Over time, that growth compounds—like a
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