August 2010

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We’ve all read or heard about the unlucky family that is wiped out by a house fire and didn’t have any fire insurance. All too often, people mistakenly believe that it won’t happen to them. The reality is that bad things CAN happen and there is nothing that guarantees they will be immune from disaster. Insurance is simply an economical way to protect ourselves from the financial loss a tragedy can bring.

There are a number of factors that can determine if we can even get coverage. Just as it would be impossible to get fire insurance while the house is on fire, other types of insurance can be difficult to get after something has happened:

Life Insurance - For several decades, there has been constant downward pressure on life insurance premiums. This has caused the companies to be...

Beware How You Help Your Kids
     Financially

A recent TD Canada Trust survey found that 10% of Canadians are considering the purchase of a condominium for their adult children. This is up from 5% just a year earlier and certainly reflects drastically increasing housing costs over the past decade.

Gerry and Joanne were more than happy to give their daughter a sizable down payment to help her and her new husband get into a home of their own. Unfortunately, like almost half of marriages, theirs ended in divorce. The ex-husband got half of the proceeds of the sale of the house, even though they were only married for...

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