In this sessions, you’ll learn:
- To minimize or even Eliminate Taxes on your estate.
- How to Change your Estate Plans in this new virtual environment.
- To Avoid Double Taxation on your “Red” retirement accounts.
- To Bypass paying upfront Capital Gains Taxes when selling your investments.
- To convert assets into an Income You Can’t Outlive and leave a Lasting Legacy.
- How our government wants you to Save Taxes and Leave More To Charity.
Guest Speaker: Rich Widdifield
Rich Widdifield is a sought-after speaker, presenter and educator in the areas of financial planning and philanthropy. He presents to and consults with audiences made up of entrepreneurs, professionals, professional athletes, families, philanthropists, and charities.
Rich is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 25 years experience. He specializes in providing financial planning advice and strategies to high-net-worth families, business owners, and professionals. He is also recognized as a top consultant for families and individuals looking to make gifts to charity.
Rich’s mission is to help clients develop a clear path for their families – and where applicable, their business – to successfully navigate through all of life’s events and turns, while still enjoying life today.
Rich and his wife Andrea believe strongly about giving back and have set up their own family charitable foundation.
What attendees have said:
“Very enlightening. A simple, straight forward walk through quite a complicated process.Advice not to be ignored.”
– E. & D. Preston
“An excellent overview on how to leave your heirs and a worthwhile cause more money than you had planned.”
– W. Cootz
“Initially I was skeptical that the presentation would be all about donating money to charity or that I wouldn’t hear anything new. Instead, I learned multiple ways to help myself that I hadn’t heard before presented in a simple and straightforward manner. It was truly an enjoyable and educational experience!”
– C. Wight
For more information please contact:
Lisa Shearer
Associate Director, Legacy giving
Email: legacy@vghfoundation.ca Phone: 604.290.1455
Leaving a legacy gift in your will has never been easier
We’ve partnered with Epilogue, an online will service founded by experienced estate planning lawyers, to provide a simple and convenient option for creating or updating your will.
Gifts in wills play an important role in helping VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation support exceptional health care for future generations.
Through this partnership, Foundation supporters receive a 20% discount on any Epilogue package. Using the link below, you can complete your will online in as little as 20 minutes, from the comfort of your home.
Start my WillThe Legacy Program
When you leave a legacy gift to VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation, you’re fueling healthier communities in BC for generations.
There are many ways to leave a legacy gift, and the best plans can also offer valuable tax benefits for your estate.
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