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Jean recently retired at age 60. A passionate art collector for some 30 years, Jean now has an impressive collection of Canadian paintings. His collection, which he acquired at a cost of $150,000, is currently valued at $600,000.
Jean has over $450,000 in his RRSP. He has been living alone in a rental condo since his divorce five years ago.
When he dies, Jean will leave his property to his only child, Claudia, who is 33, married and has two children.
If he does not make any provisions to cover the tax liability, how will Jean's tax return be affected for the year of his death?
Surjit and Rajbir got married in 2010, and Surjit named Rajbir as the irrevocable beneficiary of his life insurance contract. In 2017, the couple divorced amicably, and Surjit met with his insurance representative, Ivan, to review his plans. Surjit tells Ivan that he would like to keep Rajbir as his beneficiary.
What should Ivan counsel his client to do?
Six years ago, Gerard, aged 28, purchased a life insurance policy.
Gerard just got married to Tanya, and they both want to purchase more insurance. Reviewing Gerard’s policy, Tanya notices that Gerard neglected to mention that he had migraines due to concussions suffered from playing football when he was a teenager. Gerard did not intentionally neglect to mention the migraines as the migraines were never an ongoing issue once he stopped playing football.
Which statement is true?