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Financial Planning

Protect your philanthropic interests

When a wealthy, divorced Montreal man died, his three children learned they’d be sharing only half his estate

By John Lorinc |February 11, 2015

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Estate Planning

Protect philanthropic clients

Make sure charitable bequests are honoured.

By John Lorinc |August 18, 2014

7 min read

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Estate Planning

When your client wants to change beneficiaries

Advisors often hear first that an heir’s fallen out of favour

By John Lorinc |July 2, 2014

7 min read

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