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Shared Ownership refers to a concept where more than one party owns an interest in an insurance policy. The most common of these arrangements is with cash value life insurance where one party (usually a corporation), owns and is beneficiary of the life insurance and an individual (shareholder or employee) owns the cash value of…
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Your lending institution offers mortgage insurance. But why settle for an insurance product that does just one thing? When it comes to protecting your mortgage, there’s another option to consider. Term insurance from Transamerica Life Canada is an innovative solution that helps protect your family’s future as well as your home. Not only does it…
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By Kevin Press, BrighterLife.ca More than half of Canadians 50 and older report that their retirement plan has been upset by an unforeseen event. Often, it’s a health matter. New research sponsored by the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) confirms a key retirement planning insight we’ve reported to you in the past. In a survey of…
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By BrighterLife.ca You may think divorce cuts the ties that bind, but if child or spousal support is involved, you’re financially united for richer and for poorer. While most divorcing couples focus on splitting assets and hammering out support payments, too many neglect one major post-divorce reality: insurance. Whether you’re relying on or are responsible…
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By Paul Moser, BrighterLife.ca Having a chat with a financial advisor about your money situation can bring great news, including the discovery that your finances aren’t so bad after all. That’s what happened to me. I had thought my financial situation was a disaster and had started to see Lotto 6/49 as my retirement income…
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Read MoreBy Brenda Spiering, Editor, BrighterLife.ca Toronto freelance writer, Caroline Cakebread was in her early 30s when someone she knew had a terrible accident while hiking: A rock fell on his head and he lost the ability to walk and talk. “Not only was he in the hospital for months,” says Cakebread, “he was left permanently…
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By Dave Dineen, BrighterLife.ca Who would look after your kids if something happened to you? Can your mother still live independently? The time to discuss such issues is now! Be it Easter, Christmas, Thanksgiving or some other holiday, it’s always the right time of year to offer your family a gift no one outside the…
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