We have come a long way from the days when the only “socially acceptable” way to be in an intimate relationship with another person was to marry them (and, of…
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It is often said that with age, you become wiser. While that may be true for some, it isn’t true for all. As many of us have experienced, perhaps through…
With the housing market being so hot, a certain bank has been in the news a lot for their very strange and risky lending practices. I’m referring to BOMAD, the…
Learning you are an Executor or knowing what to do when someone dies is overwhelming. You can expect a range of internal and external responses. This quick list will help…
One of the most exciting things when creating a corporation is receiving your official ‘Articles of Incorporation’. If you’re still determining whether or not incorporating your business is right for…
Congratulations! You started a business and now you might be wondering – should I incorporate my business? In the early stages of operating your business, incorporation might not make sense…
Conventional estate planning continues to provide us with important insights into human behaviour. A recurring observation by professionals working in the estate planning field is that unearned gifts, inheritances, and…
As a parent, one of the most difficult things to consider is the possibility that you could die before your children become adults. Roughly 5% of children will lose one…
What is a Planning Horizon? For anyone working to create or update their Will, it is helpful to pause for a moment and consider your Planning Horizon before you start…
Here are my 4 tips to effective planning to start off the new year. January sparks thoughts of new beginnings and, more importantly, reflection on the year past. How have…