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Tackling common misconceptions around the decision to claim Canada Pension Plan (CPP)\/Quebec Pension Plan (QPP) benefits early is one of the many challenges of the CPP\/QPP claiming journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Step #3 of an eight-part paper series, Retiring Problematic Narratives, Dr. Bonnie-Jeanne MacDonald, Director of Financial Security Research of the NIA, and co-author Doug Chandler, Associate Fellow of the NIA, explain the most prevalent flawed narratives impacting the decision to claim CPP or QPP benefits \u2014 one of the most important financial decisions Canadians face \u2014 that can lead to unfavourable results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tackling common misconceptions around the decision to claim Canada Pension Plan (CPP)\/Quebec Pension Plan (QPP) benefits early is one of the many challenges of the CPP\/QPP claiming journey. In Step #3 of an eight-part paper series, Retiring Problematic Narratives, Dr. Bonnie-Jeanne MacDonald, Director of Financial Security Research of the NIA, and co-author Doug Chandler, Associate […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1423,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"image":"\"Step","link":"https:\/\/qa.yourwebsitebuild.com\/nia\/reports\/step-3-retiring-problematic-narratives\/","target":"","category":"

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