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Nearing My Retirement

See If You Are on Track with Helpful Tools

Spot potential shortfalls, keep track of your goals and calculate the savings you’ll need.

Goal Setting Tool

Use this tool to define your retirement goals and track your progress.

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Pre-Authorized Contribution Plan

Set up a Pre-Authorized Contribution plan to maximize every opportunity to save.

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Reach Your Goals with the Right Account

Make the Most of Your RRSP

Now may be the time to increase your savings and make the most of the tax breaks that come with an RRSP.

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Grow Your Investments, Tax-Free

Supplement your retirement savings and enjoy easy access to your money with a Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA).

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Save in a Non-Registered Account

If you’re maxing out the contributions in your RRSP and TFSA, consider a Cash or Margin Account.

Fine-Tune Your Portfolio with the Right Investments

Balance growth and security in the years leading up to retirement.

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Find New Ideas and Build Your Investing Knowledge

Use our valuable planning tools to create the retirement plan you want.

Lifestyle Screeners

Choose from investment opportunities based on lifestyle themes that interest you (such as travel or sports).

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Asset Allocation Models

See how investment professionals build and adjust the asset mix for different investor profiles (such as a balanced profile).

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Top-notch Research

Access research from sources such as Morningstar‡, Recognia‡ and RBC Dominion Securities.

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Connect with Other Investors Like You

See how other investors may be managing their portfolios as they approach retirement. The Community1 is the perfect place to share ideas and discuss pre-retirement strategies.

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68% of Canadians over the age of 50 have yet to speak to their partner about what they want to do in retirement.*

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*Source: The Fifth Annual RBC 2014 Retirement Myths & Realities Poll (link opens in new window)

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As an RBC Direct Investing client, you’ll have access to valuable tools and resources to help you stay on track with your retirement goals.

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Make sure you and your partner are on the same page when it comes to your retirement plans!

Get access to valuable tools and resources that can help you define and stay on track with your retirement goals.

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There may be commissions, trailing commissions, management fees and expenses associated with mutual fund investments. Please read the prospectus or Fund Facts before investing. Mutual funds are not guaranteed, their values change frequently and past performance may not be repeated. For money market funds there can be no assurances that the fund will be able to maintain its net asset value per security at a constant amount or that the full amount of your investment in the fund will be returned to you.