A move is more than a change of address – it can affect how you save and what rules apply to your accounts. Whether you’re moving across town, across Canada, or outside the country, your plan is designed to travel with you. This video explains what to do before and after a move so your […]
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Not every surprise is planned – but your retirement plan can help you handle them. Whether it’s a job loss, a bonus, or a market downturn, knowing your options can reduce stress and help you make smart choices. This video covers three of the most common surprises and how to navigate them.
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Buying a home, starting a family, or going back to school – these milestones shape your finances and your future. Your retirement plan is designed to adapt around them. In this video, you’ll learn how to use specific tools and strategies to adapt your savings while protecting your long-term goals.
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Changing jobs is one of the most common life transitions – and with many workplace retirement plans, it can also be one of the most disruptive. With Common Wealth, your plan isn’t tied to your employer. It follows you wherever your career takes you, so you never lose momentum. This video explains how to keep
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Retirement planning often looks simple on paper: save steadily, invest wisely, and retire at a set age. But life rarely unfolds so neatly. Promotions, new family members, relocations, or setbacks can all change your priorities. That’s why your retirement plan should be flexible and designed to evolve with you. In this video, you’ll discover why
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Let’s end this module by looking at investment returns. Your investment return is how much your investments grow over time. For example, a 5% return on $10,000 means you’ve gained $500. At Common Wealth, we help you focus on what matters: If you focus on just one number, make it your retirement readiness score—not your
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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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Saving is setting money aside. Investing is putting that money to work. If you save without investing, your money won’t grow—or will grow very slowly. Without the potential growth from investing, it’s difficult to reach long-term goals like retirement. Short-term goals, like saving for a vacation, might make sense to keep in cash. But retirement
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