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hkorenblum
Apr 25, 20245 min read
Options for Creating Estate Liquidity
In working with business owner clients and families of real estate wealth, we assist in identifying gaps and planning opportunities to...
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hkorenblum
Apr 13, 20247 min read
Successfully Passing on the Family Cottage
For many Canadian families, cottages are a second home which hold unique emotional value for the family, reflecting special moments and...
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hkorenblum
Apr 13, 20244 min read
Charitable Giving with Life Insurance and Tax Savings
We are living in momentous times today. While the world is complex and ever-evolving, we know that one thing remains the same – helping...
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hkorenblum
Apr 13, 20245 min read
Beneficiary Designations – Ensuring Your Wealth Goes Where You Want
Two recent Ontario Court Decisions have Potentially Significant Implications on Beneficiary Designations We work hard throughout our...
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hkorenblum
Apr 13, 20244 min read
Corporate-Owned Life Insurance: Here’s What You Have to Consider
In a previous article, we discussed Corporate-Owned Life Insurance (“COLI”) and how it can benefit your business and enhance your estate....
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hkorenblum
Apr 13, 20244 min read
Five Common Mistakes to Avoid When Drafting a Shareholders’ Agreement
If you own shares in a private corporation you should be no stranger to a Unanimous Shareholders’ Agreement (“USA”). The USA document,...
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hkorenblum
Apr 13, 20243 min read
What’s in Your Capital Dividend Account and Why Should You Care?
So you run your own business, things have been going well, but the more your business grows, the more complex your tax issues become. One...
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hkorenblum
Apr 13, 20245 min read
How the Kim Kardashian Diet Can Increase your IQ and 10 Consequences of Dying without a Will
For reasons unknown to me, my wife thought that my articles about Estate Planning are not “exciting” (this is a euphemism) – thus, the...
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hkorenblum
Apr 13, 20243 min read
How Corporate-Owned Life Insurance Can Benefit your Business and Enhance your Estate
You own your own business and you have incorporated. A wise decision as corporate structures can provide significant benefits, such as:...
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hkorenblum
Apr 13, 20244 min read
Death and Probate Planning: Minimizing the Estate Administration Tax (a.k.a., “Probate”)
There is a famous quote by Benjamin Franklin that nothing in life “can be said to be certain, except for Death and Taxes.” Although death...
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hkorenblum
Apr 13, 20244 min read
The Estate Bond Strategy: Tax-Efficient Tool to Accumulate and Transfer Wealth
Quite typically, life insurance is viewed as a pure risk management tool used to create liquidity in the event of death. In this...
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hkorenblum
Apr 13, 20243 min read
Cascading Life Insurance as a Wealth Transfer Strategy
In working with affluent families, one of the key questions I commonly hear is how to transfer wealth to their children and/or...
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hkorenblum
Apr 13, 20244 min read
Tax Planning in Volatile Times: Is Now the Time to Consider an Estate “Freeze” or “Refreeze”?
During these unique times of COVID-19 which have created uncertainty and significant stock market volatility, the famous military...
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