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Tim Brisibe

Tax & Estate

Tim Brisibe, TEP, is Director, Tax & Estate at Mackenzie Investments.

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Estate Planning

Non-resident executors and posting bond

Clients may need to revise their wills if they’ve named out-of-jurisdiction executors

By Tim Brisibe |May 11, 2021

3 min read

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Estate Planning

Effective beneficiary designations when converting RRSPs to RRIFs

Help your client avoid these estate planning pitfalls

By Tim Brisibe |October 2, 2020

5 min read

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Estate Planning

When does an enduring power of attorney become active?

Knowing the answer will help you and your client prepare for incapacity

By Tim Brisibe |May 8, 2020

3 min read

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