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Earn CE credits “Compendium of sustainable withdrawal rates, part 1” is eligible for CE credits, see Accreditation details for more information. Course summary: Financial planner and market theoretician Jim Otar walks advisors through sustainable withdrawal rates (SWR) for many different variables, asset allocation methods and withdrawal strategies. You must successfully complete the course “Purpose-Driven Sustainable […]
September 12, 2014
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Financial planner and market theoretician Jim Otar walks advisors through sustainable withdrawal rates for Canadian portfolios
June 5, 2014
Your clients are approaching the drawdown phase, and you need to pinpoint an annual withdrawal rate that ensures they won't run out of money. If you think the old "4% rule" is the ticket, think again.
By Staff |June 5, 2014
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Justin Bender of PWL Capital and Dan Bortolotti of PWL Advisors explain ACB reporting for ETFs
By Justin Bender and Dan Bortolotti |June 2, 2014
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Justin Bender of PWL Capital and Dan Bortolotti of PWL Advisors explain the ins and outs of foreign withholding tax on U.S. and international equity index funds and ETFs.
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Tax News
This course is no longer eligible for CE credits. Go to cecorner.ca to find eligible courses. OBJECTIVE No one likes losing money on an investment, but claiming capital losses can reduce your tax bill and ease the pain. Tax loss selling is a technique for harvesting capital losses in non-registered accounts so they can be […]
By Justin Bender and Dan Bortolotti |December 5, 2013
17 min read
Financial planner and market theoretician Jim Otar explains the problems with bucket strategies.
October 24, 2013
10 min read
A common misconception about retirement income planning is that if a portfolio doesn’t grow as planned, all you need to do is bring down withdrawals for a year and it will be back on track for lifelong income.
October 23, 2013
This course is no longer eligible for CE credits. Go to cecorner.ca to find eligible courses. The rules associated with Phase II of the Client Relationship Model (CRM II) were finalized earlier this year. Among other requirements, CRM II requires dealers and portfolio advisors to provide investment performance reports to their clients every year. Implementation […]
By André Fok Kam |October 18, 2013
19 min read
Financial planner and market theoretician Jim Otar explains the most important factors impacting a portfolio’s growth as withdrawals are made during retirement.
June 14, 2013
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