You’ve been named executor of an estate. What if you don’t want the job?
Open this photo in gallery: Debbie Stanley, CEO of ETP Canada, estimates the average executor spends about 400…
Wealthsimple launches RRSP loans as fintech pushes into retirement planning
Open this photo in gallery: The Wealthsimple app on a smartphone.Giordano Ciampini/The Canadian Press Wealthsimple is introducing a…
‘Our son passed away and we’ve been frozen in sadness. What do we do with his finances?’
Two months after my son turned 18, he passed away. This was in August, 2023. We are frozen…
‘How do I encourage my heirs to take more interest in investing their inheritance after I’m gone?’
Open this photo in gallery: When we pass on, our children will each inherit a tidy sum, but…
Their father died and left $6-million to their mother. Here’s how three siblings set a wealth transfer in motion
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Inheritance gifts are creating a generation of haves and have nots
Open this photo in gallery: Prapti Verma didn’t have financial support from her family, unlike 31% of Canadians…
How a sibling’s unexpected emergency put an equal inheritance to the test
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What this retired teacher did with $500,000 and cabins inherited from her motherÂ
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Gen Z is saving for retirement better than millennials
Open this photo in gallery: Tani Imasogie, a 28-year old living in Toronto, opened an RRSP when she…
This retiree was shocked to find herself the beneficiary of an old friend’s will
Open this photo in gallery: Virginia received a surprise inheritance from an old friend.Illustration by Photo illustration by…
What to do when a mid-life divorce derails your well-laid retirement plan
Open this photo in gallery: Often middle-age divorces can shatter the most well-thought-out retirement plans. The value of…