She Reduced a $4 Million Tax Bill to $350,000 (Here's How) | Elise Keller (E014)

I'm going to be honest. This episode made me feel like a complete beginner.

I've been interviewing financial advisors for months now. I thought I had a decent grip on the strategies available for Canadian business owners.

Then Elise Keller walked me through how strategic philanthropy actually works, and I realized I had the same blind spot that 95% of business owners have.

I thought charity was for billionaires. I thought giving to charity meant less money for my family. I was wrong on both counts.

Here's what Elise broke down on the latest Beyond The Bottom Line:

→ A real case study where a $4 million tax bill was reduced to $350,000, the estate GREW by $3 million, and the business owner created a $5 million legacy donation to a cause he actually cares about

→ Donor Advised Funds: You can start one with as little as $25K, and it acts like a tax-deductible investment account that grows tax-free

→ Her exact words: "You're not disinheriting your children. You're disinheriting the CRA."

→ How $2 million in appreciated stock turned into a $10 million legacy fund (she shared her screen and walked through the math live)

→ Flow-through shares: 5 cents on the dollar instead of 50 cents. Yes, that's real.

→ The Alfred Nobel story that honestly reframed how I think about legacy entirely

Elise holds the MFA Philanthropy designation. Fewer than 200 advisors in Canada have it.

She's not selling insurance or investments. She's showing business owners how to use charity as a weapon against the CRA while building something that outlasts them.

This is the episode I wish someone had shown me three years ago.

Go watch it. Drop your biggest takeaway in the comments.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BFTqlCZJ1U&t=105s

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