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
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Estate planning
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