Estates Made Simple

Gordon VanderLeek & Jenna Carvalho

Topics: Education

No. 150 in Education▼11

Welcome to the “Estates Made Simple” Podcast, hosted by Gordon VanderLeek, a licensed lawyer specializing in wills, estates and trusts, along with guest experts and co-hosts. We are a bi-weekly podcast that explores the complicated and often confusing world of estate administration and estate planning. Our goal is to help you better understand how the process works, the issues that commonly come up, and the questions worth raising with your own advisors. Each episode offers general information and real-world perspectives to help you feel more prepared. Even if you are not an executor, there will be topics of interest as you consider planning options for your own estate. Join us to build your...

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Latest episodes

1. Beneficiary or Successor Holder? Getting Your TFSA Right with Aaron HectorOctober 28, 2026 · 33 min
2. The RRIF Tax Trap: When One Family Gets the Money and the Other Gets the BillOctober 28, 2026 · 29 min
3. Looking Back, Stepping Forward: Jenna’s Transition & What’s NextNovember 26, 2025 · 23 min
4. The Great Stork Derby: Canada’s Most Bizarre Estate CaseNovember 12, 2025 · 14 min
5. Gifting While Alive: Navigating Powers of Attorney and Estate AdministrationOctober 29, 2025 · 14 min
6. Estate Planning After Divorce or SeparationOctober 15, 2025 · 20 min
7. Estates Gone Badly (Part 2)October 1, 2025 · 19 min
8. Gordon in the Hot SeatSeptember 17, 2025 · 15 min
9. Estate Planning for Beneficiaries with Special NeedsSeptember 3, 2025 · 25 min
10. Estates Gone Badly (Part 1): Real Stories, Real LessonsAugust 20, 2025 · 22 min

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