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;RRIF: A Registered Retirement Income Fund is an account registered with the federal government that gives a person a steady income in retirement. | ;RRIF: A Registered Retirement Income Fund is an account registered with the federal government that gives a person a steady income in retirement. | ||
;RRSP: A Registered Retirement Savings Plan is a savings account | ;RRSP: A Registered Retirement Savings Plan is a savings account registered with the federal government that allows a person to save money for retirement and lower their income tax. | ||
;Representation agreement: A legal document that enables an adult to authorize someone to make decisions for them when they can no longer manage on their own. The “representative” can make decisions relating to health care and personal care matters. With a “section 7 representation agreement”, the representative can also be authorized to handle “routine management” of financial affairs and most legal matters. | ;Representation agreement: A legal document that enables an adult to authorize someone to make decisions for them when they can no longer manage on their own. The “representative” can make decisions relating to health care and personal care matters. With a “section 7 representation agreement”, the representative can also be authorized to handle “routine management” of financial affairs and most legal matters. | ||
