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	    Robert Abboud | Advisor.ca	</title>
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		<title>No really, what is your brand?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 14:40:50 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[One of the greatest things about our industry is that we can all have different models to suit different clientele and our own beliefs and philosophies.]]></description>
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		<title>Sales focus will cost you clients</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 10:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[When I sat down with an affluent referral, I was stunned by how many advisors he was dealing with and the poor advice he had been receiving.]]></description>
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		<title>Recession proof your practice: Part Two</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 20:28:52 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[Last year I wrote an article about recession proofing your practice in case of a double dip…Here is an updated version of that article.]]></description>
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		<title>Cut your costs, boost your profits</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 16:08:32 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[Running a financial planning practice is a wonderful thing, however, it is key to keep operating costs lean so you can make it through those difficult times. With that in mind, I put together a few tips on how to reduce operating costs so you can run an efficient practice.]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s up, doc? Who would you rather be?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 14:58:15 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[I think doctors have a very tough job; they are overwhelmed with patients and are trying their best to keep up with demand. Imagine though if they could choose how to run their practice -- determine pricing, services, amount of clients, etc. ]]></description>
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		<title>Nominee system saves time and money</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 16:02:06 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[For over 15 years I was happily running my practice almost 100% off book, direct with fund companies. A little over a year ago, I made the switch from the MFDA to IIROC. Under the IIROC platform, it’s not really an option.
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		<title>Profitable 2011 resolutions</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2011 21:42:14 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[More and more clients are expecting advisors to add value to their relationship.  As much as we think picking investment “ABC” over “XYZ’ is adding value, it just isn’t enough especially when markets tank. We as advisors have to include more not to be viewed as simply “investment salespersons".]]></description>
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		<title>Recession proof your practice</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Oct 2010 09:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>What&#8217;s your CPH?</title>
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		<comments>http://www.advisor.ca/my-practice/whats-your-cph-1558#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 15:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[The financial services industry is one of the best places to work. We have the freedom to earn as much or as little as we want to. The freedom to work as many or as few hours as we wish. It also gives us the freedom to deal with the types of clients we want ...]]></description>
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		<title>Making the leap to IIROC (Part 2)</title>
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		<comments>http://www.advisor.ca/my-practice/making-the-leap-to-iiroc-part-2-1588#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 11:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[The first three months: The good, the bad, the ugly and the paperwork In the previous article I shared the rationale of our decision to move from the MFDA to IIROC. Part Two will go through the nuts and bolts of the move and how things are now that the dust has settled. It’s official, ...]]></description>
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