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New Research from the National Institute on Ageing Sheds Light on Common Misconceptions About CPP/QPP Claiming Decisions

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 Fellow of the NIA, explain the most prevalent flawed narratives impacting the decision to claim CPP or QPP benefits — one of the most important financial decisions Canadians face — that can lead to unfavourable results.

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