How this works
If your clients are the parents of post-secondary students, you can now reassure them that the kids benefit when they pay tuition themselves. That’s because an RBC survey finds that students who receive less than 25% of their school funding from parents feel more confident making financial decisions and are more likely to make and […]
Parents spend more on school supplies than on holiday gifts
This client case walks you through the process
Client Profile Janet Wilson,* 34, is a self-employed physiotherapist. She’s thinking of starting a family with her partner, Jeff Medoza, who works in a community arts organization in their hometown of Sudbury, Ont. Janet paid employment insurance (EI) premiums when she held retail jobs as a university student, but it’s been years since she contributed. […]
If your client is the parent of young children, he might have more disposable income once childcare funding becomes available. This is important because, as a new study by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives suggests, childcare fees in some of Canada’s biggest cities has skyrocketed over the last three years, rising an average of […]
In light of the news, help your clients understand the implications a divorce would have in their own lives.
You may be in the midst of scaling back client communications. But make sure you reach out as the CCB is introduced.
Negotiating a separation agreement is difficult, especially when children are involved. Even in the most amicable of splits, dividing up assets, figuring out custody arrangements and deciding on the terms of spousal and child support are daunting tasks. Equally daunting for many separated parents is the financial prospect of paying child support, or the possibility […]
If someone owes money or taxes but declares bankruptcy, spouses can be targeted by creditors.