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The Estate Was Ready, but the Family Wasn’t
August 19, 2026
By Elli Schochet, CFP A father spends fifteen years building a trust structure that will pass his manufacturing business to his three children with minimal tax exposure. The insurance is in place, and professional advisors have reviewed the corporate structure.
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The cottage on the lake and the tax bill your heirs don’t see coming
July 13, 2026
By: Sarah Brown, FEA For many Canadian families, the cottage is more than a property. It is where the kids learned to swim, where summers stretched out slowly, where three generations gathered around the same table. It holds a version
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Wealth Without Borders: Planning for Canadian Families with U.S. Connections — Part Two: Common Pitfalls
June 15, 2026
By Elli Schochet, CFP This two-part series explores the challenges and solutions faced by Canadian families with U.S. connections.  Part One examines insurance planning strategies that can help protect assets, simplify transfers, and preserve legacies across generations. Part 2 highlights
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What You Keep Matters More Than What You Build: Rethinking Insurance for Multi-Generational Wealth
June 7, 2026
By Elli Schochet, CFP and Sarah Brown, FEA For families focused on preserving and transferring wealth, the starting point is not the insurance policy. It is the outcome of what you are trying to accomplish and how you will achieve
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Why Capital Gains Tax at Death Can Undermine Even Well-Planned Estates
May 5, 2026
by Elli Schochet, CPF Preserving wealth across generations demands a clear understanding of how assets are treated at the end of life. For Canadian families with significant holdings, capital gains tax at death remains one of the most consistent and
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Bill C-15 and Wealth Transfer: What Families Need to Know in 2026
March 9, 2026
by Elli Schochet, CPF As 2026 begins, Canadian families face a pivotal year of planning. Bill C-15, the Budget 2025 Implementation Act, is still moving through Parliament and, if enacted, would shape how several tax and estate measures apply in
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Discipline before products: The role of insurance
February 17, 2026
Most financial plans are built for stability. They assume time to adjust, space to sell assets, and runway to let strategies play out. But the moments that create the greatest financial strain rarely arrive on schedule. A serious diagnosis. A
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When Charitable Giving Becomes Part of the Plan: The Many Ways Families Give Back
December 2, 2025
By Elli Schochet, CFP and Sarah Brown, FEA For many of our clients, charitable giving is an extension of their values and a practical way to contribute to the world around them. Some give during their lifetime, some plan to
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Wealth Without Borders: Planning for Canadian Families with U.S. Connections — Part One: Insurance Planning
October 31, 2025
By Elli Schochet, CFP This two-part series explores the challenges and solutions faced by Canadian families with U.S. connections. Part One examines insurance planning strategies that can help protect assets, simplify transfers, and preserve legacies across generations. Part 2 highlights
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A Burden-Free Wealth Transfer Is Both Technically Sound and Emotionally Aware
September 2, 2025
By Elli Schochet, CFP Even in close-knit families, differing expectations can lead to estate disputes and grief manifesting in unpredictable ways. A decision that once felt technically straightforward can suddenly feel personal and unclear. And when emotions run high, even
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Addressing the top 5% of life insurance professionals
August 29, 2022
Elli Schochet, CFP, our Managing Partner, recently gave an address on succession planning to the annual gathering of the top 5% of all life insurance professionals. Elli was the third of our partners given this honour following David Wm Brown
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How One Family’s Philanthropy Spanned Four Generations
Philanthropy runs deep in our firm’s history, just as it does in many of the families we serve. From the earliest days, my late father believed that meaningful giving was about more than tax receipts—it was about creating a legacy
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