No one wants to be in CRA’s cross-hairs. You may be an unsuspecting victim even if you’ve done nothing wrong. We’re not talking about people who are guilty of tax evasion or tax avoidance. Your only criteria may be your marital status. If you are single, divorced or widowed, then you may be CRA’s favourite and unsuspecting victim. If you … Read More
10 Ways to Build Wealth in Your Business To Fund Your Exit Strategy
Tips For Business Wealth Management Business owners work hard at perfecting their business to make a living, earn a profit and ultimately sell or transition the business to another group of owners or family members. At the end of the year, our income statements and balance sheets generally indicate whether we were successful. You work incredibly hard to streamline operations, … Read More
Why Philanthropy is a Good Investment: It’s Not Always Obvious
The COVID-19 pandemic added new levels of stress and uncertainty to the lives of most Canadians. No corner of society worldwide has been left untouched by the effects of the pandemic, especially the non-profit sector. The pandemic hit charities on all fronts. The weakening economy cut donations while government restrictions on social gatherings shut down fundraising events. Even as charities … Read More
Is It About Time To Modernize Your Employee Benefits Plan?
Employee Benefit Plans of the Future A lot has changed in how a company goes about setting up its employee benefit plan. The costs, risks and potential consequences reign immensely on a company to attract and retain great employees and be deemed an employer of choice. Strictly setting up an insured benefit plan is not the only solution as it … Read More
6 Reasons Why Wealthy Individuals Need Life Insurance?
If you have ever thought that life insurance was something you wouldn’t need after you reached a certain level of financial security, you might be interested in knowing why many wealthy individuals need life insurance and still carry large amounts of life insurance. Consider the following: A life insurance advisor in California recently placed a $201 million life insurance policy … Read More
What You Need to Know About Employee Benefit Plans for Business Owners?
Business Owners: An Important Guide to Employee Benefit Plans Business owners need to be aware of the vital parts of an employee benefit plan. Whether you manage the plan yourself or you have someone else within your business that acts as a benefits administrator, you need to be aware of some key elements that can reduce long term cost, create greater … Read More
The Top 8 Things Business Owners Should Consider When Buying Life Insurance
Buy-Sell Agreements, Insured Retirement Plans, Business Contingency Planning or Succession Planning: Life Insurance Has a Role in your Business Whether you’re purchasing life insurance to satisfy a buy/sell agreement, creating an Insured Retirement Plan to get money out of your business in a tax favourable way, for business contingency planning or succession planning, life insurance can fulfil a very cost-effective … Read More
What are the 12 Benefits of Permanent Life Insurance for Business Owners?
Best Corporate Financial Planning Considers the Benefits of Business Insurance Most people hate life insurance. There are even fewer people that want to buy life insurance. The people that like it are the individuals that realize what life insurance can do for them and their business. The only other people who want to buy life insurance are the one’s that … Read More