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Don’t just lock in the lowest rate—make your home equity work for your retirement. Here’s how:

• Re-amortize to lower payments and use the extra cash flow to top up your TFSA or RRSP
• Consolidate debts—shift what you already owe into a lower-interest option
• Explore a mortgage deductibility strategy

Your mortgage doesn’t have to be 25 or 30 years. Build wealth now, and you’ll have the flexibility to pay it off later. Peter shares his top tips on this week’s session of CTV Morning Live Vancouver. Don’t miss it!

Bought a prebuild in 2021 or 2022? Now it’s time to close—but the bank’s appraisal is way lower than what you paid.

So what happens now?

• Can you walk away from the deal?
• How do you cover the gap?
• What happens to your deposit?

Peter breaks it all down on CTV Morning Live Vancouver, tune in to learn about your options before it’s too late.

A recent report says you do, but is it true? Tune into Peter this week on CTV Morning Live as he breaks down fear vs fact.

Take this real couple:

• Retired at 65 and 63
• $610,000 in investments
• Total monthly income: $8,050
• Only need $5,000/month to live well

They have more than enough, and they’re not touching their principal. Don’t buy into the hype pushed by banks and mutual fund sales reps. Make smarter, clearer financial decisions.

Want to impress your friends with your investment knowledge and financial savvy?

This week on CTV Morning Live, Peter breaks down the key differences between market volatility and real estate volatility, including:

• What’s the difference between your daily portfolio value and your RRSP value?
• When should the value of either become a concern?
• If your house is part of your retirement plan, how should you value it?

Tune in to learn how to make the most of your money.

Peter Cishecki is sharing his expertise this week on CTV Morning Live (Vancouver). The topic? RRSP carry forward.

Here’s the key takeaway: Don’t use all your RRSP deductions if it pushes you into too low a tax bracket. Sometimes, it’s smarter to re-file and repay a portion of your refund.

Below is a real example to help explain:

• I overcontributed to my RRSP before filing, just to be safe. After tax season, and a review of my projected 2025 income, my accountant re-filed my 2024 return. She had applied too many RRSP deductions, which dropped me into a lower tax bracket than ideal.
• Re-filing let me repay part of the refund and carry forward some of those deductions to 2025, when they’ll save me more in taxes.

Bonus: I won’t need to save as much this time around. Here’s the truth: the real money you make on RRSPs isn’t just about your rate of return—it’s about tax strategy.

Make the most of your contributions. Tune in for the insights you need.

Just because you’re approved doesn’t mean it’s the right move. This week on CTV Morning Live Vancouver, Peter breaks down:

• How mortgage approvals really work
• How your car loan impacts future approvals
• What to consider before saying yes to any loan

Get the answers you need—don’t miss it!

It’s being sold as “no GST on homes up to $1.5M” but what does that really mean?

• How much do you save on a $1M home?
• What happens if you spend $1.5M?

Peter breaks it all down on CTV Morning Live this week. Don’t miss it—get the real story behind the headline.

Balance matters, especially in retirement. Many people near retirement have paid-off homes but little in savings. Downsizing sounds smart, but a volatile real estate market and rising rent prices can make it risky. This week on CTV Morning Live, Peter explores a smarter approach:

• Keep a low-cost mortgage into retirement
• Build your cash reserves for security and freedom
• Focus on balance, not just ownership

Get the insights you’re looking for when planning for your retirement.

Retiring without insurance? You have options. On this week’s CTV Morning Live, Peter answers a real viewer’s question: “I’m uninsurable due to past health issues and retiring. I’ll lose my benefits, what can I do?”

• Some companies offer guaranteed post-retirement benefits
• No medical questions. No pre-existing condition exclusions
• Optional travel insurance with flexible lengths
• Your partner can also be covered if they were already on your plan
• You have 90 days to apply after losing employer coverage

Don’t panic, Peter’s got the answers.

With the recent volatility in the stock market, what are your options if you still need income?

• Consider adjusting your income stream to draw only from fixed-income holdings. Wondering how to do that? Peter explains it.
• Another strategy: If you have a HELOC (Home Equity Line of Credit), consider using it temporarily to allow your investments time to recover.

Peter breaks it all down on this week’s CTV Morning Live. Get the insights you need to protect your money.

Should you take out an RRSP loan? This week, Peter joined CTV Morning Live to answer some important questions about RRSP loans, including:

• Which tax bracket makes it worthwhile?
• What can you expect in terms of refunds?

Don’t miss the answers you need.

Tariffs, tariffs, tariffs – what do they mean for you? How will they impact your finances? This week, on CTV Morning Live, Peter breaks it all down, including:

• Interest rates
• Mortgage rates
• The stock market and your investments

Plus, could the Bank of Canada make an unexpected interest rate adjustment? Tune in to get the answers.