I was reading an article on how many Canadians have a will in place. I was shocked to discover that over 50% of Canadians do not have a will. Being a natural skeptic, I figured the number included all Canadians and made inaccurate by the number of kids. The survey noted that those surveyed were …
I was leaving Shoppers Drug mart and looked at the magazine rack. It’s funny how there are far more Special Edition Guides, or “Best of” magazines versus regularly scheduled editions. And of course, the price of these “Special Editions” are closer to $20 rather than $7.99. One magazine in particular caught my eye. It was …
In most Family Meetings, I know what to expect — parents inform their children about their estate distribution, children learn their roles, and are either happy or confused. However, about a year ago, we had a Family Meeting with Simon and Mary take an unexpected turn. Usually, we think of families fighting to get their …
Family get-togethers come few and far between these days. Weddings, birthdays, holidays, and other special events are continuing to pass us by. Once we can do so, I have no doubt that we will all pick up from where we left off, pre-pandemic. That said, another item to add to the list of “get-together reasons” …
Family get-togethers are few and far between these days. Weddings, birthdays, holidays, and other special events are continuing to pass us by. Once we can do so, I have no doubt that we will all pick up from where we left off, pre-pandemic. That said, another item to add to the list of “get-together reasons” …
Have you seen the advertisement with a financial advisor saying to the client, “this is a long-term game” and the client’s response back, “this is my financial future, it is not a game!”? The ironic thing is the same people that have created these ads are the same people that are turning the market into …
Many people get very confused by the two. They’re often assumed to be synonymous with one another. The truth is they are very different, sometimes even contradictory. Rich, is what is perceived by people on the outside. It’s best portrayed by how you spend your money. Wealth, on the other hand, is not what you …
Remember back in the year 1999? The world was in a panic over what would happen when the calendar switched over to 2000. If you recall, the big issue was computers designed in the past kept track of dates using only two digits rather than four. The fear was that any program that had any …
Funny, as I flip through Tik Tok (I just downloaded to keep in touch and understand my kids), I realize we are losing the quality control that we have expected from the media in the past. Access to information has increased at an astronomical rate. For years, we complained about all the “in-between” parties. The …
For the past 6 months, my living room T.V. has been held hostage by everyone in my house watching 90 Day Fiancee. I tried watching one episode and thought there must be something wrong with the water supply in my house. There is no way that anyone, not being poisoned, could watch this. So, I …
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