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IG Wealth Management Estate Planning Study: Despite Historic Intergenerational Wealth Transfer, Majority of Canadians Lack an Estate Plan
According to IG Wealth Management's annual estate planning study, more than half (54 per cent) of Canadians currently lack an estate plan, despite the fact that our country is undergoing a historic $1 trillion intergenerational wealth transfer.
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