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How Cadence Advisors Provide Aftercare Support to Executors And Families

Written By:

Melissa Perepelkin

Cadence has Certified Executor Advisors (CEAs) available to answer questions, assist clients with research and tasks, and provide referrals to professionals. Most importantly, our CEAs bring human support back to a process that was never supposed to be done alone. CEA Melissa Perepelkin, the author of this article, has been with Cadence for just under a year. In this article, her experience is recounted.

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How To Choose The Right Estate Management Partner For Your Funeral Home

Written By:

Kayleigh Feschuk

In this blog post, we will explore some key considerations and provide some practical advice to ensure that you make an informed decision about which partner will be right for you. Choosing the best estate management partner for your funeral home will ultimately help you provide outstanding service to each and every one of your grieving clients. 

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Why Is End Of Life Planning Important?

Written By:

Melissa Perepelkin

End-of-life planning can feel daunting, especially when you don't plan on dying anytime soon. However, having all of your important documents and end-of-life plans in place and up to date can give you peace of mind and make life easier for those around you when the time comes.

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Executor vs. Administrator – What’s the difference?

Written By:

Krista Evanisky, founder of Clarity Law

The technical language that is often used in the estate administration context can be tricky to understand. The person handling an estate will either be called an executor or an administrator depending on where they get their authority to act.

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How to Help Someone Who is Grieving

Written By:

Brenda Gibbs

"I don't know what to say... I don't know what to do" Due to COVID-19, awareness of grief is on the rise. This is a subject that is skirted by many but cannot be ignored in our present situation. How can friends and family give sincere and meaningful help to bereaved relatives, friends, and neighbors? Certainly the option to say or do nothing is there, but often this option is not a good one. Be assured there is no perfect way to respond or to support the person you care about, but here are a few suggestions that may help you be more helpful. In the end, you will also learn about yourself.

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How to Notify Facebook After a Death

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Cadence

What happens to someone's Facebook account when they pass away? With the closure of a Facebook account, the deceased's account can be removed or memorialized.

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What Happens When We Grieve

Written By:

Brenda Gibbs MC, B.Ed., B.A.

Just like our fingerprints, our grieving is individual. Before I was widowed, I thought grieving was just lots of crying. And it is. But I found out that it is so much more. Just like our fingerprints, our grieving is individual. There is a constellation of grief symptoms that will be unique to you. As you navigate through the stages of grief, life can be very chaotic and upsetting. It’s ok that you’re not ok. The following list may surprise and overwhelm you in the length of symptoms of grief. You certainly won’t experience everything here. Remember, your grief shows in your own way. Easy does it.

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The Story of Cadence

Written By:

Rachel Drew

December 14, 2014, was the day my mom died. I sat by her side at St. Paul’s Hospital in Saskatoon, tears streaming down my face. I told her how much I loved her and left her with a kiss and gentle embrace. My heart broke as I said my last goodbye. I still needed her. I was not ready to let her go. As it goes with mortality, we do not have a choice. She was gone.

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10 Tips for Finding Estate Documents

Written By:

Cadence

It can be difficult to know where to start after someone dies. We know because we’ve been there. To help you get started, we’ve created a helpful list of the executor tasks ahead. There are several places you can look to find important estate documents. These help you determine what accounts need to be closed and what agencies need to be notified. A comprehensive list of all the documents you should look for can be found here.

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