The GTA offers a wealth of resources to support your estate planning efforts. From legal professionals to financial advisors, you can access a network of experts to guide you through the process. 02 Jan

The Essential Guide to Estate Planning for Families in the GTA

Estate planning is more than just drafting legal documents—it’s about preparing your loved ones for the future. The alternative—keeping plans under wraps—can leave loved ones unprepared... 01 Jan

How Transparency Prevents Conflict in Estate Planning

Using Joint Accounts & Gifts to Avoid Estate Tax: Tread Carefully! The gifts and estate tax is a tax on any unilateral transfer from one person to another. Joint ownership does not eliminate taxes. 26 Dec

Using Joint Accounts & Gifts to Avoid Estate Tax: Tread Carefully!

The evolution of digital estate planning laws reflects our increasingly online lives, where valuable and sentimental digital property requires the same careful legal consideration traditionally given to physical assets. State legislatures are working to bridge the gap between traditional estate planning and the unique challenges posed by digital inheritance. 25 Dec

Digital & Online Estate Planning Laws: State-by-State

Trustee vs. Executor: Understanding the Difference and Why You Need Both | If you’re like most people, you’ll need both— the executor to oversee the execution of your will and a trustee to manage and administer your trust. 25 Dec

Trustee vs. Executor: What is The Difference & Why You Need Both

Grief isn’t just about the initial loss. It’s also about the secondary losses that may go unnoticed but add to the impact of the initial loss. Wondering how you can help... what NOT to say or do? Find out how to help support someone in navigating the financial aspects of a loss… 24 Dec

Grief Support: Navigating The Financial Aspects of Loss

Guardianship is an expensive, time-consuming process that ultimately removes decision-making rights from the person with a disability. Once guardianship is in place, it is very difficult to reverse. 20 Dec

Adults with Disabilities: Decision-Making Rights & Support

Inheriting Real Estate in Canada: What You Need to Know 20 Dec

Inheritance Tax & Cross-Border Rules: What Canadians Need to Know

Welcome to "Let’s Talk Family Enterprise", a podcast that explores the ideas, concepts, and models that best serve Family Enterprise Advisors in supporting their clients. 19 Dec

Family Enterprise Canada Podcast: “Don’t Leave a Mess!”

On the Lookout: Nursing Home Negligence and Abuse | Long-Term Care | Elder Care | Power of Attorney | Estates Gone Wrong 18 Dec

On the Lookout: Nursing Home Negligence and Abuse

How do you approach estate planning if your property is divided between Florida and another country? Don’t assume Florida and Canada have the same laws! Consider putting your Florida property into a Trust... 18 Dec

Florida Estate Planning for Canadian Snowbirds

Property owners who have used joint ownership as an estate planning tool to avoid the cost and delay of probate will need to revisit their plans in light of this decision. 16 Dec

Court Ruling Upsets Commonly-held Interpretation of Joint Tenancy