“I Don’t Care If Johnny Is In Jail, He’s My Little Boy!”
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Estate PlanningAddressing the Needs of Elderly Patients and Emerging Healthcare Solutions
Emergency rooms just for the elderly? 1 in 11 Canadians over the age of 65 currently have Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia. As baby boomers age, the needs of elderly patients, especially those with dementia, pose new challenges to the medical community.
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Elder Care, Elder Law, In the NewsNet capital losses in the year of death
Much of the discussion on tax planning in the year of death has been focused on terminal year capital gains. In a recovering market it is also possible for the deceased to suffer a capital loss on the deemed disposition of capital assets…..
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Estate Planning, Executors, InvestmentsSo You Died Without a Will…
In my Blog of October 7, 2010, I spoke about why you should avoid being part of the 30% of Canadians who don’t have a Will. In that Blog I spoke about who gets your estate if you die without a Will. I also briefly mentioned some other issues that arise if you don’t have a Will. There are a number of other reasons for you to stop procrastinating and to start the process of getting a competently drafted Will in place. ….
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Estate PlanningRRSPs and Creditors
Many people are not aware of the creditor protection associated with designating a beneficiary to an RRSP…..
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Estate Planning, Investments