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Investing
If you say paper assets are poor investments, you haven't considered comic books
By Vikram Barhat |January 16, 2015
4 min read
Financial Planning
Jerrod and Penelope met and married when they were employees at a competitor firm. Their financial situations were similar, so they didn’t bother with a marriage contract or shareholders’ agreement.
By Dean DiSpalatro |January 16, 2015
5 min read
Don’t think you’ll live past age 100? More than 50,000 people across North America already have, says Dan Anders
January 16, 2015
One of the important legal distinctions when dealing with foreign property is between immovable and movable property.
By Darren Lund |January 14, 2015
3 min read
Tax
Instead of giving away assets without thinking, review both the tax and family implications of making a gift
By James Dolan |January 11, 2015
8 min read
Email’s usefulness is collapsing under its own weight. Let’s look at two newer solutions you can use to communicate effectively.
January 9, 2015
If you decide to include a trust for your beneficiaries as part of your financial plan, here are some tips to ensure it's accurate.
By Caroline Cakebread |January 9, 2015
2 min read
Planning benefits should trump tax savings when you build a family trust. But that doesn’t stop some people from placing assets into trusts expressly to trim their tax bills.
By Melissa Shin |January 6, 2015
Many Canadians dream of no more cold; no more grey; no more bundling up in boots, scarves and gloves. No more wishing and hoping spring could get here sooner.
By James Dolan |January 2, 2015
As pleasant as the dream of ownership sounds, the reality of buying property in the U.S. is a little more complicated, particularly for non-citizens.
6 min read
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