Products

What you need to know about ETFs

A recent survey by BMO Investments found Canadians are confused about exchange traded funds. Thank goodness for financial advisors who can help their clients make sense of these products.

By Staff |December 7, 2011

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Products

Vanguard ETFs land on TSX

Vanguard has officially arrived on Canadian shores, launching six new exchange-traded funds which began trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange this morning.

By Staff |December 6, 2011

2 min read

Products

Canadians find ETFs confusing

While many Canadians remain unfamiliar with ETFs, the more they learn about them, the more interested they become, according to one provider of the product.

By Staff |December 5, 2011

1 min read

Industry

Are MFDA advisors missing out on ETFs?

Fast-growing product offering is changing the licensing debate.

By Christopher Mason |November 28, 2011

4 min read

Should your client buy a sports franchise?

Is your rich client a diehard fan of a team that's up for sale? You can help him buy it. Like any investment, the decision should be based on individual goals, risk tolerance and the vagaries of the market.

By Vikram Barhat |November 24, 2011

3 min read

An in-depth look at commodities ETFs

September 2011 brought back bad memories of Lehman Brothers’ bankruptcy. Against that backdrop, it may be premature to look positively on any asset class. And this is perhaps particularly true of commodities — especially oil.

By Yves Rebetez |November 22, 2011

7 min read

Back-to-back annuities make a comeback

Annuities, those age-old stalwarts of longevity planning, have been popping up on the investment radar with some gusto recently, propelled by recent financial terrors and a renewed interest in consistent, reliable gains versus flash-in-the-pan returns that often quickly evaporate.

By Raf Brusilow |November 21, 2011

3 min read

The IPP conundrum

Savvy advisors have taken the time to understand Individual Pension Plans, seeing them as a value-added service for existing and prospective clients recognizing they may be the new frontier in the asset accumulation cycle.

4 min read

Products

What you need to know about ETFs

Vanguard ETFs land on TSX

Canadians find ETFs confusing

Are MFDA advisors missing out on ETFs?

Keeping ETFs, and clients, in-house

Should your client buy a sports franchise?

Pinnacle Wealth buys exempt market rival

An in-depth look at commodities ETFs

Back-to-back annuities make a comeback

The IPP conundrum