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Estate Planning
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By Nathalie Boutet |January 23, 2018
3 min read
Industry
IIROC’s priorities for the year ahead include compliance around CRM2, pre-trade risk controls, cybersecurity and online advice. The self-regulatory organization (SRO) released its annual Compliance Priorities Report Thursday outlining its focus for the year ahead. The report identified compliance concerns around CRM2 related to KYC information. IIROC reported that it continued to find dealers who […]
By Staff |January 18, 2018
2 min read
Planning and Advice
The dawn of the new year offers clients an opportunity to rethink and regroup, and to deal with some of those life and financial matters they’ve been avoiding.
By Camilla Cornell |January 18, 2018
Prevention and education can significantly reduce the risk of falls. A single fall can derail a carefully planned retirement. Advisors can learn the facts about seniors and falling, and how to make their offices — and their clients’ retirement plans — more resistant to falls.
By Susan Goldberg |December 22, 2017
5 min read
When it comes to retirement, many clients fear running out of cash while they still have plenty of living to do.
By Camilla Cornell |December 21, 2017
Economic Indicators
Canada needs to reduce barriers to employing older workers as the aging population grows, a report from PwC says. Canada ranked 16 out of 34 OECD countries in PwC’s Golden Age Index, a weighted average of seven measures for workers aged 55-69, including employment rate, training and earnings. Canadians over 65 will make up nearly […]
By Staff |December 13, 2017
1 min read
It’s not uncommon for seniors to help their children and grandchildren with paying down debt, making down payments, and covering the cost of education and childcare, a survey from HomEquity Bank says. The survey was conducted in late October at the Toronto Zoomer Show. Roughly one-fifth of the 682 respondents said they’ve provided one-time financial […]
By Staff |December 11, 2017
On average, a millennial advisor offers 5.1 planning services, compared with 4.6 for both gen X and boomer advisors
By Staff |November 30, 2017
Emotional, practical and physical factors are often as important as financial ones when it comes to selling the family home
By Susan Goldberg |November 30, 2017
4 min read
Defined benefit membership is continuing to fall
By Jennifer Paterson, Benefits Canada |November 29, 2017
10 min read
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