The May Long Weekend

Friday, May 17th, 2013

So it’s officially here - the first long weekend of the season; the start of the cottage season.  What does this mean?  It’s the right time to start thinking about some of the considerations related to dealing with the family cottage.  In this blog I want to chat about the income ...

Popping the Question: Will You be My Fiduciary?

Tuesday, May 14th, 2013

Spring is (finally) in the air and wedding season is upon us. With that bucolic backdrop, I stumbled upon a timely article Popping the Question: Will You be My Bridesmaid?  The article discusses how choosing appropriate bridal party members “can sometimes be a hard task for couples” and how you should ...

Estate Planning Words and Phrases (Continued)

Thursday, May 9th, 2013

I thought that I would circle back to my series of blogs on commonly used estate planning words and phrases and some of the issues that they can create from time to time.  Recently, I realized that some confusion can arise when individuals refer to “the 21 year period” in ...