The Globe and Mail, Joel Schlesinger Cynthia Kett, a certified financial planner and CPA, says “giving” shares to children who are not adults by law is tricky. “Children under the age of majority can’t hold shares in their own name because they lack legal capacity to [enter into a] contract,” says Ms. Kett, a trust

The Globe and Mail, Kira Vermond “Wealth is a factor of not only how much you make, but how much you keep,” says Cynthia Kett, an advice-only financial advisor and principal at Stewart & Kett Financial Advisors Inc., in Toronto. When couples visit her office, she makes a point of involving the woman in every

The Globe and Mail, Chris Atchison Because lawsuits exceeding $2-million are commonplace nowadays, even less-wealthy individuals need substantial personal liability coverage, says Cynthia Kett, principal at Toronto’s Stewart & Kett Financial Advisors Inc. She advises her high-net-worth clients to carry umbrella liability policies, but she stresses that the amount of coverage doesn’t need to correlate

The Globe and Mail, Dale Jackson Ownership has advantages, but it also has risks. Cynthia Kett from Toronto-based Stewart & Kett Financial Advisors Inc. says much of that market risk is offset by the company’s contribution. A four-to-one share plan, for example, can be considered a 25-per-cent guaranteed gain before the shares even trade. Read

The Globe and Mail, Joel Schlesinger The math is simple. The more money you make, the more taxes you pay. Among the manoeuvres under review is “income sprinkling,” whereby earnings from the corporation are split among the business owner, a spouse and adult children to reduce the overall tax burden. One advantage that will remain