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Our Story

Cardinal Point Story

OUR STORY

Cardinal Point is an independent cross-border wealth management firm with offices in both the U.S. and Canada. We focus on providing personalized investment, estate, tax and cross-border financial planning solutions to affluent individuals and families.

OUR STORY

Cardinal Point is an independent cross-border wealth management firm with offices in both the U.S. and Canada. We focus on providing personalized investment, estate, tax and cross-border financial planning solutions to affluent individuals and families.

Our Approach

Recognizing the importance of a patient, prudent approach, we combine innovative investment skill and knowledge with conservative planning beliefs. Cardinal Point is dedicated to meeting the needs of our clients in the areas of capital preservation, tax planning, risk management, and delivery of long-term investment returns through varying economic and market cycles.

What sets us apart

We specialize in working with Canadian and U.S. residents, Canadian and American expatriates, and those immigrating to Canada and the U.S. from abroad. Our customized domestic and cross-border wealth, financial and tax planning services, as well as investment policy creation, asset allocation and portfolio management, give us the ability to oversee and advance the goals of our clients wherever they call home.

Our Commitment to You

As a client of Cardinal Point, you can enjoy the assurance that comes with having a team of experienced, multidisciplinary professionals working with you to build a comprehensive wealth plan tailored to your unique needs and focused on creating long-term value.
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OUR RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Moving from US to Quebec

Estate Planning when moving from the U.S. to Quebec

If you’re a Canadian living in the U.S. or elsewhere in Canada and planning a return to your home province of Quebec, there are a number of factors you’ll need to consider including the ramifications of such a move on your current estate plan. In this article, we’ll take a closer look at differences between Common Law and Civil Law and how they relate to estate planning.

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Gifting Strategy for U.S. Citizens with a Non-U.S. Citizen Spouse Planning a Relocation to Canada

There are notable instances where having a non-U.S. citizen spouse results in complications when it comes to tax and estate planning.  For example, there is no estate tax marital deduction when the donee spouse is not a U.S. citizen unless a QDOT, a form of qualified domestic trust, is used.  This QDOT structure is not an ideal planning structure in many situations.

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Investment questions

What’s in Your Index?

It is estimated that over $11 trillion USD is indexed or benchmarked to the S&P 500 index, or what many investors consider ‘the market.’ However, while that index does capture a good chunk of the public stock market capitalization in the U.S., it omits the rest of the globe. The criteria by which companies are included—which involve a secret selection committee and very general guidelines—are also somewhat murky.

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How We Help

  • Cross-Border Financial & Tax Planning
  • Americans Living in Canada
  • Canadians Living in the U.S.
  • Moving to Canada from the U.S.
  • Moving to the U.S. from Canada
  • Expatriates Living Abroad

What We Do

  • Investment Management
  • Wealth Planning
  • Tax Planning & Preparation
  • Private Wealth Services for U.S. Residents
  • Private Wealth Services for Canadian Residents
  • Cross-Border Financial & Tax Planning

Resources

  • Canadians in California
  • Canadians in Texas
  • Canadians in Florida
  • Canadians in Arizona
  • Canadian and U.S. Expat Tax Planning
  • Wealth Management for U.S. Citizens in Canada
  • Custodian Closed Your Cross-Border Investment Account?

Videos & Social Media

  • Americans in Canada: Investment Basics
  • Americans Selling Canadian Homes Face Tax Issues
  • Does it make financial sense to renounce your U.S. citizenship?
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"Cardinal Point" is the brand under which the dedicated professionals within the independent Cardinal Point Group of Companies collaborate to provide financial and investment advisory, risk management, financial planning and tax services to selected clients. Cardinal Point comprises two legally separate companies: Cardinal Point Wealth Management, LLC, a U.S. registered investment advisor and Cardinal Point Capital Management Inc.is a U.S. registered investment advisor and a registered portfolio manager in Canada (ON, QC, MB, SK, NS, NB, AB, BC). Advisory services are only offered to clients or prospective clients where the independent Cardinal Point firms and its representatives are properly registered or exempt from registration. Each firm enters into client engagements independently. This website is solely for informational purposes. Past performance is no guarantee of future returns. Investing involves risk and possible loss of principal capital.