Fee structure

Industry

GrowthWorks defends management fees on flailing fund

After being frozen out for 13 months, shareholders of GrowthWorks Canadian Fund might finally get some money back.

By Renée Alexander |December 20, 2012

4 min read

Industry

Prepare to be squeezed

It may soon cost more to give advice.

By Melissa Shin |December 20, 2012

2 min read

Industry

CSA to scrutinize mutual fund fees

Many studies have deemed Canadian mutual fund fees among the highest in the world.

By Staff |December 14, 2012

2 min read

Planning and Advice

How I went fee-only

Karen Mizgala had been working as a commissioned advisor in Vancouver for six years, when clients increasingly began demanding a different kind of service.

By Brynna Leslie |November 5, 2012

4 min read

Planning and Advice

Don’t be a pushover

A great advisor is empathetic, but there’s such a thing as too much compassion.

By Melissa Shin |October 25, 2012

3 min read

Industry

Pershing’s no threat, say observers

Pershing’s Canadian debut stoked fears the trading heavyweight’s wide array of services will cause the advice channel to fragment, since advisors can now break away from traditional full-service brokerages.

By Melissa Shin |September 13, 2012

2 min read

Industry