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Another week goes by and you haven’t drummed up new client leads. You’re satisfied with the number of clients you have, but managing your business is getting stressful. The most worrisome thing? Despite being busy, you’re not hitting your revenue targets. There’s a question nagging in your mind: How will I find the time to take on more clients to reach my goals?
By Leigh Doyle |February 18, 2011
8 min read
In December 2010, CSI Global Education conferred its wealth management designation, the Chartered Strategic Wealth Professional (CSWP), to the first cohort of financial advisors from China. Twenty-five financial professionals from Guangfa Securities, one of the largest Securities firms in China, were awarded the CSWP designation at the graduation ceremony in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, hosted by Guangfa Securities and CSI.
By Dr. Roberta Wilton |February 18, 2011
4 min read
Becoming the lead advisor to a recipient of a financial windfall can be one of the most exciting and professionally satisfying engagements of your career. But the role often demands a broader approach and keener sensitivity than is required in most client relationships.
By Stanley M. Tepner |February 15, 2011
9 min read
I really did plan to eat healthier this year but after hanging out at my friend’s party a few weeks ago, I realized it’s tough to change your ways when hot wings, beer, chips and pizza keep calling your name — followed by the eventual moan from heartburn.
By Keith Pangertitsch |February 15, 2011
6 min read
When there is motivation to do so. I think that if you have any interest in writing or getting better as a writer then you should challenge yourself. I had a boss at one point in my working career who used red pen a lot - and I mean a lot - so my desire to write a book started with that and a whole lot of ideas I had in my head.
By Joanne Ferguson |February 15, 2011
5 min read
I hopped on to my computer recently and typed in the phrase “scientific method” into a familiar search engine just to see what came up.
By John J. De Goey |February 14, 2011
3 min read
You gotta be kidding! Those four words broadly sum up the financial industry’s response to the new IIROC rules notice about the use of social media. Meeting IIROC’s extended hand with a clenched fist, industry participants wasted no time in dismissing the notice as IIROC trying to look trendy rather than showing any real understanding […]
By Vikram Barhat |February 11, 2011
Clients keep cold, hard cash in their do-it-yourself account, says our Ninth Annual Dollars & Sense Study.
By Nancy Turner |February 11, 2011
There has been a distinct change in our society’s social contract. Especially since the drastic increase in market volatility which started in 2008. The old deal we’d all signed up for is dying and the bigger companies - in particular the financial services companies - are having a great deal of trouble accepting this.
By Stephanie Holmes-Winton |February 9, 2011
Industry
The relentless lobbying for social media has finally extracted a grudging nod from the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC).
By Vikram Barhat |February 8, 2011
2 min read
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