by mattgriffinapccom | Feb 14, 2019 | Business, CBL, NLBM
Last week, we discussed three potential scenarios in which poor estate planning can cripple your business. However, the damage described in those three hypotheticals pales in comparison to what recently happened in real life to the owner of one of Canada’s hottest new...
by mattgriffinapccom | Feb 14, 2019 | Estate Planning, NLBM, PFL
The recent death of the CEO of QuadrigaCX, a major cryptocurrency exchange in Canada, demonstrates a basic, yet often-overlooked, tenet of effective estate planning: In the event of your incapacity or death, if your heirs don’t know how to find or access your assets,...
by mattgriffinapccom | Feb 7, 2019 | Business, CBL, NLBM
When running a business, it’s easy to give estate planning less priority than other matters. After all, if you’re facing challenges meeting next month’s payroll or your growth path over the immediate term, concerns over your potential incapacity or death can seem far...
by mattgriffinapccom | Feb 7, 2019 | Estate Planning, NLBM, PFL
In the first part of this series, we discussed how today’s children are increasingly influenced more by their peers than their parents. In today’s society, the once-unbreakable bond between parent and child is being increasingly eroded. This disconnect is wreaking...
by mattgriffinapccom | Feb 1, 2019 | Business, CBL, NLBM
Hiring your minor children to work in the family business is a great way to help them develop a solid work ethic, teach them money-management skills, and fund their savings for the future. But employing your children also comes with a number of valuable tax benefits...
