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When technology takes over

You start and end your day by plugging in, but is this healthy?

January 31, 2013

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Industry

iPad storage boost hits back at Microsoft tablet

Apple has doubled its iPad storage limit, leaving experts wondering if the move is an attempt to compete with Microsoft’s Surface or other tablets, reports ft.com. The latest iPad will go on sale in February — a week before Microsoft’s Surface Windows 8 Pro. While the iPad costs $799 for 128GB of storage, Micrsoft’s product […]

By Wire services |January 30, 2013

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Planning and Advice

Encrypt client statements before emailing

When you need to get confidential paperwork to clients quickly, some will insist you email it to them. But that’s not the safest method to send sensitive information.

By David Dagley |January 30, 2013

2 min read

Industry

Canadians embrace online investing

One-in-five Canadians now manage their investments the same way they make purchases: they go online. In fact, 41% research investment options online and 22% manage their investments online, finds a TD Direct Investing poll. Also, 13% invest online more than they did five years ago. Read: Canadians seek online tools and calculators: IEF “Self-directed investing […]

By Staff |January 29, 2013

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Overcoming social media barriers

Everywhere you look these days, we are all being urged to engage in social media to market our businesses and deepen our relationships with clients. This may sound good but there are some serious barriers preventing advisors in particular from reaching their true potential.

By Jay Palter |January 23, 2013

3 min read

Automatically create PDFs

If you have PDF creation software, save time and create PDFs from other documents without opening them. Do this by setting up automatic drag and drop PDF creation. Follow the steps in the previous tech tip, Print docs without opening them, but use the PDF printer instead of a physical printer. If you have Adobe […]

By David Dagley |January 23, 2013

2 min read

Smartphone users are hanging up on Apple

Apple may soon be scaling down orders for iPhone 5 parts as evidence mounts that the competition is fast catching up. The move, thought to be prompted by a lukewarm consumer demand, is further proof that Asian rivals have considerably weakened Apple’s grip on the smartphones market, says a Reuters.com report. Sales of the new […]

By Staff |January 14, 2013

1 min read

Technology

When technology takes over

iPad storage boost hits back at Microsoft tablet

Encrypt client statements before emailing

Canadians embrace online investing

Overcoming social media barriers

Automatically create PDFs

Let advisors speak their minds

Print docs without opening them

Your password is not safe: Deloitte

Smartphone users are hanging up on Apple