If not properly addressed in your estate plan, these issues may leave your loved ones scrambling
Many boomers are worried that large portions of their estates could end up in the hands of a child's ex-spouse
Make conversations about issues such as wills and POAs routine
Dean Taylor, a financial advisor with Assante Capital Management in Collingwood, Ont., has grown his practice by focusing on financial, tax and estate planning for entrepreneurs and their families. He spoke with Dan Richards of clientinsights.ca at the TMX Broadcast Centre in Toronto.
Impending changes to Alberta’s wills and estates legislation should raise some red flags with financial advisors who deal with estate planning, some lawyers there say.
Look at the big picture
Five steps to getting clients’ plans in order
Getting up to speed on sweeping changes to succession legislation coming this year will be crucial for financial advisors, especially those with older clients
Estate planning
Getting to know your client's financial, family and business situations is essential in successful estate planning