Rights & Money Understanding Reverse Mortgages Before you sign anything, remember: reverse mortgages are intended to make the lenders a profit Illustration: iStock/Bplanet. A popular…
Rights & Money Understanding Joint Ownership Find out what happens when you inherit a house you co-own A popular regular feature in Good Times magazine is…
Retirement Don’t Expect to Inherit CPP Benefits Find out why a surviving spouse doesn’t automatically get his or her partner’s government pension A popular regular feature…
Rights & Money Preserving the Value of Your Estate Some of the assets in an estate are subject to taxes and fees, and some aren’t. Find out which is which…
Rights & Money When Is a Farm Not a Farm? It’s an important question when considering the potential size of a tax bill. A popular regular feature in Good Times…
Rights & Money Dividing an Estate Fairly Figuring out the best way to divide an estate among several heirs can get complicated A popular regular feature in Good…
Retirement When to Start Collecting Your Government Pension Understanding what you’re entitled to at different ages can help you sort out when you should do what A…
Rights & Money GIS Enrollment Is Now Automatic If you qualify for the Guaranteed Income Supplement, you should start receiving benefits automatically. A popular regular feature in…
Rights & Money Another Reason You Need to Have a Will Things can get messy when there’s no will in place to guarantee who gets what when the time comes …