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Nielsonlar Insurance: Replacing a Life Insurance Plan
Norma Nielson; Larry WoodCase IVEY-9B16N057-EEntrepreneurship, FinanceIn 2003, a financial planner in Calgary started working with the owner of Oilfield Welding Limited to provide employee benefits to the owner and his staff. Initially, the owner wanted to save for retirement by reinvesting all of his surplus earnings back into the business. However, he appreciated the potential creditor-proofing of life insurance and established a small retirement savings opportunity using life insurance. When Oilfield Welding Lim...Starting at €8.20
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Professor Pettigrew's Retirement Decision
Norma Nielson; Lisa SurmonCase IVEY-9B13N002-EFinanceThis case examines retirement and pension-related decisions from a financial perspective, using the example of a university professor, Dr. Carl Pettigrew. Dr. Pettigrew has a comprehensive pension plan through his employer, but needs to take into consideration his obligations to his ex-spouse and his existing life insurance policy. Due to all of the different elements under consideration, the case represents a moderately complex situation for the...Starting at €8.20
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Pricing Carbon: The Birth of British Columbia's Carbon Tax
Datla, Anjani; Lee, HenryCase HBS-KS1170-EEconomicsIn 2008, British Columbia became one of the few jurisdictions in the world to successfully implement a comprehensive carbon tax. The architect of the tax, Premier Gordon Campbell, championed the broad-based carbon tax that applied to nearly all fossil fuels and made it "revenue neutral." Every dollar raised from the tax would be returned to BC residents and businesses in the form of personal income and corporate tax cuts. Campbell was an unlikel...Starting at €8.20
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Pricing Carbon: The Birth of British Columbia's Carbon Tax (Sequel)
Lee, Henry; Datla, AnjaniCase HBS-KS1171-EEconomicsThis sequel accompanies case KS1170. In 2008, British Columbia became one of the few jurisdictions in the world to successfully implement a comprehensive carbon tax. The architect of the tax, Premier Gordon Campbell, championed the broad-based carbon tax that applied to nearly all fossil fuels and made it "revenue neutral." Every dollar raised from the tax would be returned to BC residents and businesses in the form of personal income and corpora...Starting at €8.20