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Five mistakes to avoid when appointing an executor for your estate | Canadian Family Offices
Appointing someone as your executor is the last — and potentially the biggest — favour you’ll ever ask of anyone. Top error? Picking someone because you think they’ll feel bad if you don’t.
Travellers are making up for lost time when it comes to hotel F&B selections | Hotelier
You’d think the past two years might have left travellers feeling timid and reluctant to dive back into crowded dining-rooms and buffet lineups, but the pandemic has only intensified enthusiasm for trends that were already developing before it struck.
Why are ETFs so popular? | Financial Pipeline
ETFs have become increasingly popular since arriving on the scene in the 1980s, through a combination of investors looking for lower fees, a push for index investing and the advent of the Internet.
Chicken remains a menu favourite throughout challenging times | Foodservice & Hospitality
Hands up if you haven’t indulged in takeout or delivery chicken recently. Barbecued, deep-fried, topping a pizza, stuffing a taco or filling a rice bowl, “the consumption of chicken continues to increase, and we see it as one of the top menu items overall,” says Robert Carter, industry analyst with The StratonHunter Group in Toronto.
Going Virtual Takes 50/50 Fundraisers to Amazing New Height | Adrenalin
With the loss of ticket revenue and in-stadium fundraising opportunities due to COVID, sport associations have been turning to online editions of an old favourite, the 50/50 draw, to make up the shortfall. Their overwhelming success guarantees that they’ll make up an important part of the fundraising toolkit when the pandemic is only a dim memory.
Reclaiming a Voice | She Is Wise
Three prominent Indigenous women speak out about their personal experience of sexual violence and their decision to break the silence.
‘We’re at a moment where philanthropy can really step up’ | Canadian Family Offices
Canada’s philanthropic sector is on the cusp of transformation, and if anyone is qualified to make that call, it’s Lisa Wolverton. Co-owner of the British Columbia-based Pacific Investment Corp., her family’s third-generation investment firm, she has also inherited a profound dedication to charitable endeavours.
A Toast to the Pacific Coast | Foodservice & Hospitality
Shortlisted for the National Magazine Awards - B2B (Best series): There’s much to envy about the West-Coast foodservice landscape — and not just in February, when spring flowers bloom while much of the country is still digging itself out of snowbanks.
Notable donations of Canadian art have raised its stature – and prices | Canadian Family Offices
A key catalyst for the Canadian art landscape has been the influence of wealthy collectors.
Balancing Act: Why diversification is key to investing | Financial Pipeline
So many factors, from politics to tsunamis, can send stocks tumbling. Diversification is the safety net that shields investors from losing everything when the unexpected happens.
Designing Dining: F&B Strategies are Moving in Bold New Directions | Hotelier
The time-honoured traditions of room service and the in-room minibar are being shaken (and stirred) as new models for food-and-beverage service come into their own. Digital disruption and the locavore movement have already made their influence felt in the restaurant industry and they’ve been only slightly slower to arrive in hotel rooms.
What a Philanthropic Advisor Should (and Shouldn’t) Do | Canadian Family Offices
No one is born knowing how to make the most of their giving dollars. Who can a family turn to for advice on putting together a philanthropic action plan?
Supply Chain Transformers! | MHI Solutions
How robotics and automation are changing the game for supply chain and logistics
Cultural Renaissance | Toronto
Conversations with the visionary leaders of five key Canadian cultural institutions in Toronto: the Art Gallery of Ontario, Royal Ontario Museum, Luminato Festival, Harbourfront Centre, Massey Hall and Roy Thomson Hall
The Power of the Needle | She Is Wise
Indigenous women's textile projects bring healing