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By purchasing your burial plot while still alive, you save your surviving family members some added grief, as well as getting the plot at today’s prices as opposed to a higher price down the road.

Plan now for your eternal resting place

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Every five years between five million and six million Canadians move. Stability, a job for life, roots are not the hallmarks of our age. But it’s still a good idea to buy a plot of ground or a crypt in a mausoleum in anticipation of your final resting place.

DVD offers aid in grieving process

DVD offers aid in grieving process

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Grief comes in all sizes, all shapes. Sometimes it lingers. Sometimes it searches you out in the middle of the night. Sometimes it brushes you on the way out the door.

The Foy family plot at Toronto’s Mount Hope Cemetery. Standing at 12 metres high, it is rumoured to be the largest private family monument in Ontario.

Remembering loved ones has changed drastically over the years

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TORONTO - Along the low, grassy hills of Mount Hope Cemetery, monuments mark past lives and passing trends in honouring the dead. From modern cremation niches to old family mausoleums, walking through Mount Hope is like walking through a timeline of design.

By preplanning the arrangements for your own funeral, you can save a lot of stress for your family.

Take stress off your family by pre-planning your funeral

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Pre-planning your own funeral can relieve some stress for your family at the time of your death, says Bradley Scott.

Christ Crucified with the Virgin, Saint John and Mary Magdalene by Sir Anthony Van Dyck. A painting similar to this proved to be a fake.

The million-dollar conversation

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In my job with the archdiocese of Toronto, I meet a lot of people and have a lot of conversations. Some are more interesting than others. Below is one with a man I’ll call Gunter that I’ll not soon forget.

Keep your assets in your loved one’s hands

Keep your assets in your loved one’s hands

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TORONTO - Having a financial plan in place before you die will help keep the tax man’s hands off your assets.

Rudy Fernandes has donated stocks to some of his favourite charities, among them the Missionaries of Charity.

Donating stocks to the Church, charity a ‘win-win proposition’

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If you’re used to buying low and selling high, donating stocks to the Church might be an option to consider.

Laurie and Justin Mullin along with their kids Emily and Daniel.

Life insurance gifting is one way to help your Church

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At 40 years old, Justin Mullin started making contributions towards the gift he’ll leave behind to the Church.

Fr. Bart Burke drives an ATV to visit his four missions in Sandy Lake, Northern Ontario, in the archdiocese of Keewatin-Le Pas. Annuities with Catholic Missions In Canada can help fund the work.

Gift annuities can make your money go further

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A recent study commissioned by the Canadian Institute of Actuaries confirmed the findings of numerous other reports: people are living longer.

Seniors are remaining in the work force longer for a number of reasons. Financial need is a key one as people are finding that as we live longer, the extra money is needed to finance those extra years. Financial consultant Charlie Min says it is important to have an investment plan as there are fewer pension plans that guarantee retirement income.

Investment plan essential as we live longer

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Updated 11/14/13

As the number of seniors staying in the work force increases for a variety of reasons — from living longer to the sheer number of baby boomers reaching retirement — it’s become more important than ever to have a solid investment plan. Without one, you could be forced to work well into your retirement years.

Should something happen to you or your spouse, would your affairs be in order for your future care or for passing along your assets? One should be prepared for such an emergency.

Estate planning: Are your affairs in order?

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Estate planning is a broad term that encompasses more than just one’s “estate.” It involves the arrangement of a person’s affairs to ensure that, on incapacity or death, all financial and other affairs have been arranged to ensure their wishes are followed, including:

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