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EP # 198 | Is the OAS Clawback Worth Avoiding? A Canadian Retirement Reality Check
Most people treat the Old Age Security (OAS) clawback like a cliff you fall off the moment your income crosses the line. It isn't. In this episode we reframe the clawback as one number among many, and look at when fighting to avoid it quietly costs you more than it saves.
A listener wrote in about friends who organize their whole retirement around protecting OAS. Joe walks through what the clawback actually is, the math that makes avoiding it backfire, and the bigger cost most people never see. This one is for Canadian couples near or in retirement who want their income, tax, and estate…
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