Don’t blame the Bank of Canada for the sharp rise in inflation that followed the Covid pandemic. Once Ottawa decided to keep Canadian households and businesses afloat without a plan for who would foot the bill, there wasn’t much Stephen Poloz or his successor Tiff Macklem could do to curb its inflationary impact. In fact, the two Bank of Canada governors deserve credit for not making things worse.

That’s the headline from a C.D. Howe Institute paper published this week by David Andolfatto and Fernando Martin.

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Today’s clients are navigating more than a financial shift in mid-life — they’re leaving behind roles that once defined them while reimagining their lives, Simon Chan writes. Here’s what advisors can learn from the growing trend of mid-life transition programs.

A purely electronic will cannot be considered valid, an Ontario court has ruled in the case of a man who prepared a new will but died on the day he was scheduled to sign it. James Langton reports.

Representatives can now get instant access to their client’s CRA accounts after a recent change to the tax agency’s authorization request service for individuals. Jonathan Got has the details.

One of the key decisions advisors can help their divorced clients make is what to do with their matrimonial home. Noushin Ziafati reports on how advisors can guide clients through the options during an emotional time.