by Myron Friesen | May 6, 2021 | Uncategorized
There are less and less things I enjoy watching on TV, but occasionally I enjoy watching Shark Tank. For those who are not familiar with the TV show, the general concept is people bring their product, or business into the “Shark Tank”. The Sharks are some very...
by Myron Friesen | Apr 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
One of the key ingredients to farm estate planning is working directly with the decision makers. Usually the decision makers are the ones who own the underlying assets. Yet every year I get multiple calls from the decision takers (the children) who are frustrated with...
by Myron Friesen | Sep 1, 2020 | Uncategorized
It seems like we spend most of the time in estate planning determining “who is getting what.” After several meetings and some number crunching, the difficult decisions get made and there’s an agreement in principle about how the family wants things to happen. Then the...
by Myron Friesen | Aug 1, 2020 | Uncategorized
Working with families and their attorneys is one of the most interesting aspects of my job. We rarely have input as to which attorney we are working with unless the client asks. Regardless, we always prepare an agenda and organize the critical information for a very...
by Myron Friesen | Jul 1, 2020 | Uncategorized
Excuses, excuses, excuses! Do you know people who always have an excuse? I’ve been involved in athletics all my life. Through high school and college, I was aware of teammates who consistently had excuses for things that went wrong. I really dislike excuses. Although,...
