Coalition for Professional Standards for Financial Planners

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Planning and Advice

Eliminating “buyer beware” from planning services

Every day, millions of Canadians seek service from health care practitioners. Stringent regulation and professional oversight of health professions help protect Canadians from receiving care from unethical or poorly qualified practitioners. Poor financial care is as detrimental to a person’s health and well-being as “bad” health care. Yet, individuals holding themselves out to the Canadian […]

By Coalition for Professional Standards for Financial Planners |August 2, 2011

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