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Registered Retirement Income Funds (RRIFs)
and annuities
Create a guaranteed income
from your savings
or keep investing your money.
How can a RRIF help me with taxes and estate planning?
Choosing a beneficiary for your RRIF
What is an annuity?

When you reach age 71, you face some big choices. Do you want to create a guaranteed income from your savings? Or keep investing your money? Some people do both.


How do Registered Retirement Income Funds (RRIFs) work?

Chapter 1:
What is a Registered Retirement Income Fund (RRIF)?
Chapter 2:
What choices do I have when I start a RRIF?
Chapter 3:
What does it cost to have a RRIF?
Chapter 4:
How do I use a RRIF to get steady income during retirement?
Chapter 5:
What are the risks of saving with a RRIF?
Chapter 6:
Is a RRIF a good choice for me?
Chapter 7:
Who should I leave my RRIF to after my death?

How much can I get from my Registered Retirement Income Fund (RRIF)?

Chapter 1:
How do I invest my Registered Retirement Income Fund savings?
Chapter 2:
How do I choose investments for my RRIF?
Chapter 3:
How can I estimate what I'll get from my RRIF?
Chapter 4:
What should I think about as I spend my RRIF savings?

How do annuities work?

Chapter 1:
What is an annuity?
Chapter 2:
What affects how much income I can get from an annuity?
Chapter 3:
What choices do I have when I buy an annuity?
Chapter 4:
What does an annuity cost?
Chapter 5:
What do I need to know about the risks of an annuity?
Chapter 6:
Is an annuity a good choice for me?

How do I buy an annuity?

Chapter 1:
Where can I buy an annuity?
Chapter 2:
How do I choose an annuity that is right for me?
Chapter 3:
What steps do I take to buy an annuity?
Chapter 4:
How can I protect my annuity income from rising prices?
Chapter 5:
Should I buy an annuity when interest rates are low?

How do I open a Registered Retirement Income Fund (RRIF)?

Chapter 1:
Where can I open a Registered Retirement Income Fund (RRIF)?
Chapter 2:
How do I choose a RRIF that is right for me?
Chapter 3:
What steps do I take to open a RRIF?
Chapter 4:
How do RRIF withdrawals work?
Chapter 5:
What changes can affect my RRIF withdrawals over time?

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