by Danielle Arbuckle | Estate Planning, Life Style, Real Estate, Tax Issues
With September around the corner, many Canadians are preparing to close up the family cottage. And some are facing the reality that they’ll be inheriting the family cottage sooner rather than later. If you find yourself in this position, keep in mind that inheriting a...
by Alan McLachlan | Book Review, Estate Planning, Financial Planning
A lot of newspaper space has recently been devoted to financial literacy and the lack of planning with regard to retirement preparation. The average Canadian seems to be facing issues with debt management, retirement income planning, not to mention just staying...
by Miranda | Estate Planning, Financial Planning, Insurance
You know that the cost of health care is only going to go up. Sometimes I shudder at the thought of trying to pay for long term health care. One strategy that many people use to help them better afford long term care costs is to purchase long term health care...
by KathrynV | Estate Planning, Financial Planning, General Finance
They’re called the “Sandwich Generation”. This is the group of adults who are financially responsible for both their parents and their own children. The result of this predicament is that these adults are working too hard and they are still digging themselves further...
by Ray | Estate Planning, Financial Planning
People are often so focused on building and preserving their wealth that they miss other important aspects of financial and estate planning, a living will. Living will is a legal document in which a person makes their last wishes known regarding their life prolonging,...
by Ray | Estate Planning, Financial Planning, Probate
Previously we have discussed the probate process and probate fees, after reading on probate fees it is understandable that one wants to avoid probate fees as much as possible. Avoiding probate fees legally can be somewhat of a challenge and many factors need to be...