The beneficiary named on your RRSP, TFSA or life insurance usually decides who gets the money. Why it is worth checking today, and the Quebec differen
Read the article →Registered accounts, life insurance, jointly owned property and your digital life often pass outside your will. A plain-English tour, with the Quebec
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Read the article →Of all the things left unsaid, funeral wishes might be the most common, and the most painful to guess at. Burial or cremation. A big send-off or somet
Read the article →Photos on a locked phone. Email accounts nobody can open. Subscriptions that keep charging a card. The digital side of a person's life is often the pa
Read the article →A will works after you die. A power of attorney works while you are alive, and ends at death. Why you likely need both, plus Quebec's protection manda
Read the article →Nobody wants to bring it up. Asking your parents about their will, their accounts or their wishes can feel like you are being morbid, or worse, like y
Read the article →Collect the assets, pay the debts, distribute what remains. What the executor role involves, why Ontario says estate trustee and Quebec says liquidato
Read the article →Your RRSP or RRIF can pass to a named beneficiary, but its value generally lands on your final tax return unless a spouse or dependant can roll it ove
Read the article →Probate confirms the will and the executor's authority, and every province does it differently. What it involves, when it is needed, and the notarial-
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