{"product_id":"crossing-the-49th-parallel-a-retirement-planning-guide-for-moving-across-the-canada-us-border-9798999037527","title":"Crossing the 49th Parallel: A Retirement Planning Guide for Moving Across the Canada-U.S. Border","description":"\u003cp\u003eNavigating retirement between \u003cstrong\u003eCanada \u003c\/strong\u003eand the\u003cstrong\u003e United States\u003c\/strong\u003e has never been more complex or more common. \u003cstrong\u003eCrossing the 49th Parallel\u003c\/strong\u003e is the ultimate guide for \u003cstrong\u003eCanadian \u003c\/strong\u003eand \u003cstrong\u003eAmerican retirees \u003c\/strong\u003eand \u003cstrong\u003epre-retirees\u003c\/strong\u003e looking to move, work, invest, or spend extended time across the border. 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