Industry

Equities to grind higher despite volatility: BlackRock

Volatility and risk aversion will put pressure on the loonie while U.S. Treasuries will remain the best bet for a flight to safety. The prediction forms the Canadian perspective of an economic commentary by Bob Doll, vice-chairman and chief equity strategist for fundamental equities, BlackRock Inc. In his mid-year update to 10 predictions for the […]

By Vikram Barhat |July 6, 2010

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Limit liability with detailed processes

Its hard to get a handle on the number of disputes involving alleged negligence by advisors leading to non-payment of insurance claims — regulators typically do not ask advisors or insurers for this information. But whatever that cryptic total might be, the industry can expect it to rise, according to Jim Bullock, a 45-year veteran […]

By Al Emid |July 5, 2010

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Are you getting RRIF’d off?

As the momentum of activity toward pension and retirement reform builds, current and future retail retirees – those of us who employ retail financial advisors to assist with RRSP account investments and their ilk – might be asking themselves the same question: “Am I getting RRIF’d off? That query may seem a bit inflammatory, but […]

July 5, 2010

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Homebuyers doing their homework

Condo or home? Semi-detached or fully detached? New or old? Fixed-rate or variable rate mortgage? Never before has doing the dreaded homework on home-buying been more crucial. Nor has it ever been done so exhaustively, says the first TD Canada Trust Home Buyers Report which surveyed Canadians who have purchased their first home in the […]

By Vikram Barhat |July 5, 2010

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