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STEVEN DOMJANCIC FROM GOTHAM STUDIOS

Should you switch to fee-based before retiring?

Advice for advisors selling their books

Cybercrime

Room for improvement on avoiding fraud in all its forms

Canadians taking action to avoid identity theft and fraud

  • By: Staff
  • February 21, 2019 February 21, 2019
  • 10:30
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Advisor confidence accurately predicts economic conditions, research finds

Research also shows the value of "a well-informed human" advisor

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Canadians’ common RRSP misperceptions

Perceived fees, tax penalties and uncomfortable conversations prevent clients from moving their accounts, a Questrade survey says

  • By: Staff
  • February 7, 2019 February 8, 2019
  • 12:43
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Corporate investments and the small business rate

Developing a plan for extracting corporate money

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Help maximize RDSP carry forwards

Some features of the RDSP are worlds apart from its RESP cousin

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Clients have a new retirement risk: regret

A study finds many Canadians are rethinking their decision to retire and trying to return to work

  • By: Staff
  • January 30, 2019 January 30, 2019
  • 11:00
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RRSP holdings increase, driven by millennial savers: BMO study

The poll also shows that shaky client confidence presents an opportunity for advisors

  • By: Staff
  • January 29, 2019 January 29, 2019
  • 11:56
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How debt is interfering with clients’ plans

An Angus Reid Institute survey shows how debt is getting in the way of home-buying, marriage and more

  • By: Staff
  • January 28, 2019 January 28, 2019
  • 13:30
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Help your client self-identify as an investor

Doing so has positive effects, finds a BCSC study

  • By: Staff
  • January 24, 2019 January 24, 2019
  • 14:19
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Helping clients sell a business

Every transaction presents unique challenges

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Make sure your client understands HELOC risks

The FCAC finds a knowledge gap

  • By: Staff
  • January 15, 2019 January 15, 2019
  • 14:49
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Many Canadians lack a financial plan for emergencies

More than half are living paycheque to paycheque, a survey finds

  • By: Staff
  • January 8, 2019 January 8, 2019
  • 14:44
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Why saving for retirement isn’t a priority for Canadians

Find out what is

  • By: Staff
  • January 2, 2019 January 2, 2019
  • 12:06
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The most important books to scrutinize: your own

Knowing the hallmarks of fraud can help you and your clients

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Cold, hard data for clients who like cold, hard data

Here's help for clients who check on investments daily

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Divorce can result in battles over spousal agreements

Problem highlights importance of prenuptial agreements

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Divorce negotiation strategies to protect your clients’ wealth

Advisors can help separating clients by maintaining emotional distance

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How to add value with tax-loss harvesting

And how to communicate that value to clients

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Are your clients prepared to sell their businesses?

A CFIB survey suggests there's plenty of work to be done

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Transferring a commuted value to an individual pension plan

Helping clients with a complex decision

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Are advisors liable for losses from market downturns?

The answer might surprise you

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Balancing financial stability and life experience

Clients’ career paths are becoming less straightforward, and you need to adapt

  • By: Katie Keir
  • November 28, 2018 December 4, 2018
  • 09:00
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Why home-country bias can hurt clients

Being overweight domestic equities can be a problem

Advisor confidential: Tanya Surette

“I try to maintain a 200-household limit"