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What is a Medical Power of Attorney?

One document that we recommend for almost all of our estate planning clients is a Medical Durable Power of Attorney. This document allows you to select the person who will make medical decisions on your behalf, if you are incapacitated or unable to make them yourself.

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A Medical Durable Power of Attorney is an essential document, as no one can predict their incapacity.

This legal document allows you to list

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6 ways to make more income from your investments

The downside from here is much smaller than the upside

Published May 09, 2023 • Last updated 1 day ago • 5 minute read

A monitor with stock market information on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.
A monitor with stock market information on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Photo by Michael Nagle/Bloomberg files

There are some unique opportunities in every investment market, and we’re not talking about artificial intelligence and lithium mining here, but the joys of some sources of high income.

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Disney posts higher second-quarter earnings and revenue thanks to strong theme parks business

For the three months ended April 1, Disney earned $1.27 billion or 69 cents per share. That compares with $470 million, or 26 cents per share, a year ago.

After adjusting for one-time items, Disney earns 93 cents per share, matching analysts’ expectations according to a poll by FactSet.

Revenue rose 13% to $21.82 billion. This also met Wall Street’s forecast of $21.8 billion.

Sales at its parks, experiences and products segment rose 17% in the quarter. Revenue for the segment that includes Disney’s movie business increased 3%.

In Disney’s fiscal first quarter, sales at its parks, experiences and products

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Best of Lab Grown Diamond

Lab-grown diamonds are becoming increasingly popular as an alternative to mined diamonds. They are chemically and physically identical to mined diamonds, but they are often much more affordable. If you are considering buying a lab grown diamond, there are a few things you should keep in mind.

  • Understand the different types of lab-grown diamonds

There are two main types of lab-grown diamonds: high-pressure, high-temperature (HPHT) diamonds and chemical vapor deposition (CVD) diamonds. HPHT diamonds are created by subjecting carbon to extreme heat and pressure, similar to the conditions that form diamonds in nature. CVD diamonds are created by depositing …

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Want a digital Canadian dollar? The Bank of Canada wants to know

The Bank of Canada said it still thinks a digital version of the dollar is unnecessary, but it wants to know what Canadians think about the possibility anyway.

Canada’s central bank stepped up its years-long investigation of cryptocurrency on May 8, initiating a public consultation on the subject of a central bank digital currency. Policymakers said they will take submissions until June 19.

“As Canada’s central bank, we want to make sure everyone can always take part in our country’s economy,” senior deputy governor Carolyn Rogers said in a press release on May 8.

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Can Your Practice Afford a Data Breach?

Probably not.

A recent study found that the total average cost of a healthcare breach is $10.10 million.

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Can your healthcare practice afford a breach? Most healthcare entities cannot.

Since 2020, healthcare breach costs have risen by 42%.

As we know healthcare breaches are incessant, it is important to understand trends.

The trends that have emerged over the past few years are:

  1. Repeat attacks. Many healthcare entities have
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Tupperware shares tank as company warns it may go out of business

Shares in Tupperware have tumbled to their lowest level on record as the iconic food storage company warned investors that it is in danger of going out of business.

The company’s stock price fell by 50 per cent on Monday after the company said in a press release over the holiday weekend that it has hired financial advisors to explore options for the company and to “remediate its doubts regarding its ability to continue as a going concern .”

Shares in Tupperware had been on a downslope for years, as the company’s 77-year-old main business model of selling direct-to-consumers via

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Settlement reached in Fox vs Dominion lawsuit

Justin Nelson, Dominion's lead counsel, appears on CNN.
Justin Nelson, Dominion’s lead counsel, appears on CNN. (CNN)

Dominion Voting Systems had two goals in its defamation case against Fox News — accountability and “trying to make Dominion whole,” said Justin Nelson, the lead counsel election technology company.

Both were accomplished in this settlement, he told CNN on Tuesday.

The payment of more than $787 million by Fox News to Dominion and the network’s statement acknowledging that its coverage of the 2020 election was false was “a strong message of accountability” and an important victory for the employees of his client’s company.

“This is really the first time that
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