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How To Get Around The RRSP Age Limit
Did you know that there is an RRSP age limit? After a certain age you can no longer contribute to your RRSP. This is the same age limit that requires you to convert your RRSP to a RRIF.
The rule is, by the end of the year you turn age 71, you must convert your RRSP to a RRIF and you can no longer make RRSP contributions.
It doesn’t matter if you turn age 71 in January or in December, by the end of that year no more personal RRSP contributions can be made and the RRSP must be converted to a RRIF.
Interestingly, although you can’t contribute to a personal RRSP you can continue to earn RRSP contribution room after age 71. If you earn employment income at age 71 or beyond, then you’ll also earn more RRSP contribution room at the typical rate of 18% of earned income.
Seems odd, doesn’t it? You can earn RRSP contribution room after age 71 but you can’t use it (unless you’re in a specific situation which we’ll talk about below).
Similarly, if you have lots of unused RRSP contribution room, this will also carry forward past age 71 too. You might have RRSP contribution room available to use, but you won’t be able to contribute to a personal RRSP.
If you can’t use this RRSP contribution room then why does the CRA track it at all?
Well, there are a few things that can be done to get around the age limit for RRSP contributions and, in the right situation, this could provide some large tax reductions and/or government benefit increases.
If You Had To Purchase Your Home Again Today, Could You Afford It?
One disconcerting phenomenon we’ve noticed recently is that many people, if they had to purchase their home again today, likely couldn’t afford it.
With changes to down payment rules and mortgage qualification, plus the recent increase in home prices, the “numbers” needed to qualify for a home purchase are higher than ever.
The fact is that many people, if they were to purchase again today, would be priced out of their own homes!
There are a few reasons for this, which we’ll explore below, but based on affordability today, many of us might not be able to afford the home we live in today if we had to purchase it again.
We will also share three examples below of people who purchased their home in the past but likely couldn’t afford the same home today if they had to purchase again.
Different Ways To Optimize Your Financial Plan
We want to make the most of our hard-earned money. But that can mean different things to different people. The way we “optimize” our financial plan can vary greatly from one person to the next.
There are a few different ways to optimize a financial plan. Some will be obvious and widely accepted, like minimizing income tax where possible, but some are a bit less obvious or will depend on personal preferences.
Because a financial plan represents our personal preferences and personal values, no two financial plans are the same.
While two people may have similar income, assets, and net worth, they could have dramatically different financial plans depending on what they’re optimizing for.
We all want to make the most of our money, but what that looks like will vary greatly from one person to the next.
Here are a few of the different ways you can optimize your financial plan… what are you optimizing for?