Since many tax strategies require foresight to be effective, tax planning should be a year-round activity. However, as year-end approaches there are still opportunities to consider to reduce your 2024 tax bill....
BMO today announced it has received the highest score for wealth management digital experience among full-service investors in the J.D. Power 2024 Canada Wealth Management Digital Experience Study....
When someone mentions the term “blended families,” an image of The Brady Bunch may flash through the average person’s head. However, the reality is never that straightforward, and neither is building an estate plan for a blended family....
As leaves descend from the trees in earnest, a new season is upon us – no, not fall, but rather what’s known as “the giving season,” which is highlighted by National Philanthropy Day on November 15, and Giving Tuesday on December 3....
When most high-net-worth Canadians create a financial plan, they might expect to come out of it with a smarter budget and a tune-up of their portfolio, not discover a potential gap that could have cost them tens of thousands without the right advice....
For the last several years, an increasing number of wealthy Canadians have been turning to donor-advised funds (DAFs) to facilitate their charitable giving. This approach, which allows donors to make a tax-deductible charitable gift, while having a t...
Historically, women haven’t been thought of as controlling significant wealth, but that trope is quickly disappearing as trillions of dollars get passed down from one generation to the next....
Managing wealth is never easy. Market fluctuations bring unpredictable dips and rises. Global events wreak havoc on strategic plans. Shareholders want to move assets in different directions....
The Canadian tax legislation contains a number of anti-avoidance tax measures such as those which seek to prevent corporate ”surplus stripping,” that can create a higher tax cost on the transfer of a business to a family member versus a sale......
In a perfect world, your final wishes would be carried out just as you wish. In Canada, you generally have testamentary freedom, which means you are allowed to distribute your estate in the manner you choose, as stated by your Will. However, there ar...