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Planning and Advice
Between wedding showers, engagement parties and ceremonies, Canadians plan to spend an average $776 on gifts for each wedding they attend this year. Here's how to help.
By Staff |June 4, 2015
2 min read
Almost six out of 10 older Canadians experienced a major life event that challenged their prior financial plans, finds an OSC survey.
By Staff |June 1, 2015
1 min read
Industry
On April 16, 2015, an IIROC hearing accepted the settlement agreement, including penalties, entered into between IIROC staff and Daniel Siska.
Your younger clients – or maybe their excited parents – may be planning on spending a lot of money on their weddings, but a lavish party is a missed investing opportunity.
By Staff |May 29, 2015
Yielding stocks often help retirees with their day-to-day expenses, but with people living longer, it may be better to reinvest the dividends instead.
By Bryan Borzykowski |May 27, 2015
3 min read
When markets are volatile, use this three-step process to calm clients.
May 26, 2015
Accumulating a hefty retirement fund isn’t a piece of cake in today’s world. But as this month’s round-up makes clear, sometimes clients are their own worst enemies. Read on for a look at behavioural tendencies and other factors that can endanger retirement plans.
By Camilla Cornell |May 25, 2015
To explain decumulation to clients, ask them to picture a house, explains Don Ezra, director emeritus, global investment strategy, at Russell Invetsments.
By Staff |May 20, 2015
You might ask for non-fat milk in your coffee, but some customers at Starbucks who use online gift cards say they’ve been victims of a different kind of skim.
By Staff |May 15, 2015
Cancer diagnosis means a client needs to fast-track her decision on whom to leave the land to—and how.
By Dean DiSpalatro |May 15, 2015
10 min read
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