Fictional plan walkthrough

Case Study: Connecting a Plan Before Retirement

Closer to retirement, useful detail is the detail that changes a decision.

Maya and Sam and every amount in this walkthrough are fictional. The example shows how Retired Kevin's tools connect; it does not represent a typical household or suggest what anyone should save, spend or withdraw.

Short visual walkthrough

Follow the plan in 24 seconds.

The video is silent. Its words appear on screen, in captions and in the transcript below.

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  1. Meet Maya and Sam, age 61 and 60. This is a fictional educational example.
  2. Begin with the broad picture. The Quick Forecast shows whether their entered income and savings may cover the monthly life they described.
  3. Add detail where timing matters. Retirement Planner separates benefit start ages, pensions and accounts instead of replacing the first forecast.
  4. Review the connected plan. Plan Overview shows the next five to ten years, where savings may bridge an income gap and which assumption deserves checking.

The starting picture

Enough context to ask a useful question.

Timing
A household retirement illustration beginning at 65
Savings
$780,000 across their entered retirement accounts
Expenses
$5,600 a month, with travel kept visible as flexible
Income
Their own CPP, OAS and workplace-pension estimates

Fictional values in Canadian dollars. They are not benchmarks, averages or recommendations.

The path through the site

One clear job at each step.

  1. 1

    Begin with the broad picture

    The Quick Forecast shows whether their entered income and savings may cover the monthly life they described.

  2. 2

    Add detail where timing matters

    Retirement Planner separates benefit start ages, pensions and accounts instead of replacing the first forecast.

  3. 3

    Review the connected plan

    Plan Overview shows the next five to ten years, where savings may bridge an income gap and which assumption deserves checking.

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Official sources and review note

These sources were reviewed August 2, 2026. The case-study amounts are invented; the sources support the general planning context only.

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