Pre-Retirement · Estate Planning
Joseph & Margaret
Ages 59 & 57 · Ontario · 4 years to retirement
Joseph and Margaret came in for retirement planning. They had no idea that a favour they did for their son two years earlier had put his home at risk — and they wouldn't have known if nobody had asked.
✦ Beneficial ownership declaration secured · wills updated · estate distribution risk eliminated · ~$395K lifetime fee saving · retirement confirmed
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Pre-Retirement · Incorporated Professionals
James & Catherine Whitfield
Ages 54 & 52 · Mississauga, Ontario · 5 years to practice sale
Two incorporated professionals built decades of wealth inside their corporations. When they finally ran the numbers, they were looking at a 47% extraction rate and an investment fee structure quietly eroding seven figures across retirement. Here's what changed.
✦ LCGE qualification on track · est. $310K tax saving on practice sale · extraction rate 47% → 33% · ~$700K lifetime fee drag eliminated
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Pre-Retirement · OMERS Commuted Value
Patricia
Ages 52 · Ontario · 10 years from planned retirement
Patricia came in for general retirement planning and did not know she had two years left to make a decision that would change everything — for her and for her son.
✦ Chose commuted value under 55 · assets structured into Henson Trust · private health coverage replacing OMERS benefits · est. $340K additional legacy for Marcus
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Pre-Retirement · DB Pension Decision
David & Marcy
Ages 55 & 53 · Ontario · 8 years to retirement
A DB pension commuted-value window was closing, three accounts sat at three institutions, and two advisors had never spoken to each other. Nobody had ever looked at the full picture at the same time.
✦ Kept the pension · restructured RRSP/TFSA split · est. $180K lifetime tax savings · ~$412K lifetime fee drag eliminated · confirmed retirement date
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Retirement Income · Drawdown Planning
Sébastien & Lise
Ages 62 & 60 · Ontario · Newly retired
Sébastien and Lise had saved well and retired on schedule — but without a drawdown strategy, they were spending conservatively out of fear and unsure whether they could afford the retirement they'd actually planned for.
✦ Built sequenced drawdown plan · confirmed $112K/yr sustainable income · CPP deferred to 68 for both · est. $84K additional lifetime income
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Pre-Retirement · Estate & Insurance Gap
Kwame & Priya
Ages 48 & 46 · Ontario · 15 years to retirement
High income, strong savings rate — but no estate plan, over-insured on permanent life, and no strategy connecting their corporation to their personal retirement timeline.
✦ Restructured coverage · built corp-to-personal bridge strategy · estate gap closed
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