Why You Should Leave a Charitable Gift In Your Will

Like most Canadians, you’ve probably spent a lifetime contributing to a cause that’s close to your heart. Now imagine making a bigger contribution than you…

Have Your Cake and Eat It Too: The Tax Benefits of Charitable Gifts in Wills

Whether it’s through our money or our time, we’re all charitable in some form or another. But planning a charitable gift in a Will can…

5 Common Myths that Get in the Way of Your Will Power

Your Will can be a powerful tool for creating change in the world. By leaving a gift to charity in your Will you can have…

Helpful Tips for Updating Your Will

Clients often ask how frequently they should review their Will, and what steps they need to take to update it. The answers are not always…

Better Ways To Give From Your Estate

If you are one of the generous Canadians who regularly donate to charities, you are giving to causes that you care deeply about, and tax…

Guide: Talking to Your Advisor About a Charitable Gift in Your Will

You want to leave a charitable gift in your Will to advance the causes you care about. Taxes are likely the last thing on…

How Do Charities Use Gifts in Wills?

We reached out to friends and colleagues at some of Canada’s most prominent community foundations —the Toronto Foundation, the Foundation of Greater Montréal,…

A Financial Advisor’s Perspective: Strategies for Maximizing Charitable Gifts in Wills

One of the most frequent questions people have about including a charity in their Will, is how to get the most out their donation from…