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Remarriage and Estate Planning – Rickard & Associates

If you are getting remarried, it is essential to understand your spouse’s inheritance rights.

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Before you get married for a second or third time, you want to be aware of the rights your spouse will have to your estate and vice versa.

You may want to work with an attorney to draft a prenuptial agreement, prior to exchanging vows.

Then, you want to be familiar with the intestacy laws in

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Physician Contracting 101 – Rickard & Associates

Physician contracts are often complicated and have unique terms. We help our clients understand the terms and negotiate their contracts.

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Many of our clients are physicians who are negotiating or renegotiating their employment contracts with their employers. Sometimes these are with health systems, hospitals, or small physician offices.

We also have clients come to us with issues after they negotiated their own contracts.

Physician contracts are unique, as they have

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Rogers, Shaw and Quebecor extend deadline to close merger deal, again

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The companies involved in the Rogers Communications Inc. the deal to buy Shaw Communications has extended the deadline to complete the transaction until the middle of February

Companies now say they hope to finalize massive telecom transactions by Feb 17th

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Rogers is trying to buy Shaw in what would be, if it’s completed, the biggest merger in Canadian telecom history. (Evan Mitsui/CBC)

The companies involved in the Rogers Communications Inc. deal to buy Shaw Communications has extended the deadline to complete the transaction.

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Apple hikes Canadian prices for its Music and TV services

Apple Inc. says it’s raising the cost of its Apple Music and Apple TV Plus services in Canada.

The technology giant confirmed that prices for both services are going up in the range of $1 to $4 per month, depending on the services and the size of the package.

Apple Music’s base price for a single listener account will rise $1 to $10.99 per month, while access to the Apple TV Plus video streaming platform will jump $3 to $8.99 per month.

This is the first time Apple has hiked prices for its streaming services in Canada.

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Estate Planning Mistakes to Avoid in the New Year

As we come to the end of the year and are looking toward a new year, we recommend that our clients reevaluate their estate plans.

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Estate plans are incredibly important to protect future wishes, assets and families.

Often, we see the same mistakes repeated over and over in estate planning. Some of the most common estate planning mistakes are the following:

  1. Not having an estate plan. The biggest issue we
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Competitors Bureau has ‘considerations’ with WestJet’s plan to take over Sunwing

The federal Competitors Bureau has raised important considerations about WestJet Airways Ltd.’s proposed acquisition of Sunwing Holidays and Sunwing Airways, saying the deal will doubtless end in greater costs and decreased service for Canadians.

In a report delivered to Canada’s transport minister on Wednesday, the regulator mentioned eliminating the rivalry between the 2 corporations is more likely to end in a considerable lessening or prevention of competitors within the sale of trip packages to Canadians.

“The proposed transaction will end in certainly one of Canada’s largest built-in tour operators being acquired by certainly one of its major rivals within the

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Netflix subscribers what number of October 2022 and Q3

Netflix added 2.4 million new subscribers in its most up-to-date quarter, topping expectations that it might add 1 million. The addition was seen as a reassuring signal for traders and comparable platforms that client curiosity in video streaming stays wholesome.

The corporate had reported shedding subscribers within the first two quarters of the 12 months, the primary subscriber losses in its historical past, although in the latest quarter it reported a decrease loss than what was initially forecast.

However the firm stated Tuesday that it continues to be worthwhile on an annual foundation in contrast with its rivals, whose losses

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