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What is an estate plan? An estate plan is simply a checklist that ensures your personal belongings and finances are easy to manage and distribute, exactly how you want them to be, when you die. It also makes sure your estate doesn't pay more tax or legal fees than it needs to and perhaps most importantly, it makes things so much easier for your loved ones. While the word "estate" is often associated with large properties and the wealthy, in this case, it only refers to you...

If I told you that the government would match your contribution to a long-term savings plan by 300%, would you be interested in learning more? How about 200%? Are you still listening at a 100% match? About RDSPs For individuals with any sort of disability that affects their daily life (physical or intellectual), a Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP) is available to them. An RDSP allows the individual (or parent/guardian) to save for the long-term in a tax-deferred account, but also...

Retirement Planning: Learn From Other People's Mistakes I get asked a lot of questions about money; from clients, friends, family, neighbours and strangers and I can honestly say, I have never come across any personal finance situation that was the same for any one person. My answers for them are always different because every single person has a twist to their financial story. But I have noticed some very common mistakes people make when it comes to planning for their retirement. I...

Two Benefits of TFSAs That Everyone Should Know TFSA stands for Tax Free Savings Account, but its name is deceiving. It's not really a savings account in the traditional sense of opening an account and earning a fixed interest rate at a financial institution. A TFSA is a savings plan registered with the federal government that can hold cash AND investments like GICs, ETFs, stocks, bonds, mutual funds and more all in one place. The government has set annual contribution limits (for 201...