Dec 4, 2024 | Blog, Stories that Amplify
Normally at year end, I like to tell the story of a real person – often we make it someone with a lot of personality or character who has done something unique and amazing with their estate. I’ve spent the year debating what story I should tell. And then, perhaps with...
Jun 6, 2024 | Blog, Stories that Amplify
A few days ago, I had the pleasure of presenting a talk on charitable giving and estates to the Saskatchewan Society of Estate and Trust Practitioners (STEP), in Saskatoon. While I was there, I made a pilgrimage to visit Canada’s most famous will – that of a Cecil...
Jun 8, 2023 | Blog, Stories that Amplify
As hard as it is for me to believe, once upon a time, I was 18 years old. In the house I grew up in, when you turned 18, it was a big deal, and we had a ritual that my dad insisted we follow. We had to open an RRSP. Yes, you’ve read that right – our right of passage...
May 4, 2023 | Blog, Stories that Amplify
1986 was one of those years that we tend to either remember fondly or want to forget. And what a year it was! If you close your eyes and think all the way back to then, you can probably hear Cyndi Lauper’s “True Colours” playing in the background on the radio. Imagine...
Nov 9, 2022 | Blog, Stories that Amplify
I was blessed to have grown up with a field in my backyard. This month, I’m sharing a wonderful and unique farming case we worked on over the last while that had one perplexing problem: how do we leave a gift to a charity that doesn’t yet exist? Our family...
Dec 8, 2021 | Blog, Stories that Amplify
Congratulations on surviving another crazy, crazy year! While 2021 has been somewhat more positive than 2020, give yourselves a pat on the back for a job well done! This month, I’m going to feature a different kind of legacy gift – I hope you enjoy the...
