Legacy · Succession · Permanence

What you build should reach the next generation intact.

Estate, succession and insurance planning for Ontario business owners and families.

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What every plan rests on

Legacy. Succession. Permanence.

I am planning as a

Legacy

What you built should outlive you and reach your children, not the tax bill.

For Business Owners & Families with Significant Assets

We map how your corporation, real estate and investments can be taxed at death, and plan the order in which value moves to the next generation.

For Growing Families

We start with what matters most: the right beneficiaries, a current will and guardianship for your children, prepared with your lawyer.

Succession

A clear plan for the business, the corporation and the family.

For Business Owners & Families with Significant Assets

A business needs a next owner, a fair price and the money to complete the transfer. We help design and fund it, alongside your accountant and lawyer.

For Growing Families

Succession is also who cares for your children, who manages what they inherit, and when they receive it. We help you decide deliberately.

Permanence

Whole life insurance as the foundation that holds it together.

For Business Owners & Families with Significant Assets

Permanent coverage can provide cash at death, fund a buy-sell and, when owned by a corporation, may allow proceeds to reach the family through the Capital Dividend AccountA notional account a private corporation keeps to track certain amounts it received tax-free, such as the untaxed portion of capital gains and qualifying life insurance proceeds. The balance may be paid to shareholders as a capital dividend, which Canadian residents can generally receive tax-free when the election is filed correctly., subject to the tax rules.

For Growing Families

Permanent coverage bought early can stay in place for life. It protects the family while the children are young and can become part of what they inherit.

How we work

Three steps, with your advisors at the table.

  1. Discovery

    We learn what you own, how it is held, who depends on you and what you want to happen. We review your will, shareholder agreements, policies and statements.

  2. Strategy

    We set out the options and the trade-offs in plain language. Where tax or legal structures are involved, we review them with your accountant and lawyer before anything is recommended.

  3. Implementation

    We put the insurance in place, coordinate the documents your lawyer and accountant prepare, and review the plan as your family, your business and the rules change.

We work alongside your accountant and lawyer, never around them. They advise on tax and law. We design and implement the planning that supports their advice.

Carriers we work with

  • Manulife logo.
  • Sun Life logo.
  • Canada Life logo.
  • Foresters Financial logo.
  • Equitable logo.
  • Beneva logo.
Who we work with

Begin

The best time to plan is while every option is still open.

A first conversation is private and carries no obligation. We will listen, ask careful questions and tell you plainly what we see.

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