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Outlook 2010: Pumping out prosperity MORE
• Corporate bond yields on the upswing?

IE 2009 Fund Manager of the Year
• Lamarche is no index hugger

Advisors' Report Card 2009: IE staff discuss results WATCH

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Tuesday outlook: Stocks look to open higher on hopes EU will address Greek debt burden

Oil prices climb as U.S. greenback weakens
The Toronto stock market appeared headed for a higher open Tuesday as commodity prices rose along with hopes the European Union will take steps to dea...

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Royal Bank CEO Nixon paid $10.4 million in 2009

•	Bank releases management proxy circular for 2010

Advocis calls on Ontario to ensure smaller planning firms remain competitive

•	Regulatory regime must accommodate smaller players

Will the 2010 Olympics fuel a stock market rally?

•	Research suggests the outcome of sporting events can influence investing behaviour

Products MORE

•	BMG launches gold bullion fund
•	BetaPro launches new suite of HBP Inverse ETFs on TSX

Industry news MORE

•	Advisors focus on marketing, technology and client services to grow their businesses: survey
•	Hedge fund managers face challenge in 2010: Fitch

Economy & markets MORE

•	Monday wrap: Worries about sovereign debt, global economic recovery push stock markets lower
•	Most provinces, regions up as January housing starts on the rise, CMHC reports

People MORE

•	Rogers joins JovInvestment as portfolio manager
•	Sprott to donate $100,000 each time Canadian athletes take home gold

Company news MORE

•	Wellington West appoints State Street to provide investment services for new funds
•	Tactico confirms investment In Omega ATS

From the Regulators MORE

•	Provincial ministers reaffirm commitment to harmonized securities regulation
•	AMF enhances derivatives oversight expertise

Financial Planning MORE

•	Younger Canadians showing a higher propensity to save for retirement: study
•	More Canadians worried whether they’ll have enough money for retirement: survey

IE Smart Edition: February 2010

• Provincial recoveries at hand?

• The shoemaker's children: Many advisors neglecting to create a sucession plan for their own business

• Looking out for retail investors

• What's on your clients's mind?

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Advisor details affordable, effective webinars for clients
Scott Plaskett, an advisor and CEO of Ironshield Financial Planning Inc. describes the technology platform he uses for online client reviews, detailing the applications, costs and content. Part 5 of the 13-part series Winning Strategies 2010. WATCH

Commodities, government spending to push Maritime growth
Paul Ferley, assistant chief economist at RBC Economics and Alex Koustas, economist at Scotia Economics, discuss the outlook for growth in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador and Prince Edward Island. They spoke at the TMX Broadcast Centre. Report on the Nation, part 2 of 3. WATCH

Client segmentation: Who wants to be in the D pool?
Jim Ruta, owner of expertinstitute.com, an online coaching site, describes how advisors can serve clients without breaking them into profitability segments. He spoke at the TMX Broadcast Centre. WATCH

Make 2010 your best prospecting year ever
In a replay of a conference call that ran on Feb. 1, 2010, Dan Richards, president, Strategic Imperatives Corp. and Tracy LeMay, editor, Investment Executive, discuss strategies that advisors can use to make 2010 their best prospecting year ever. (Audio only.) LISTEN

Seven steps to improving your business in 2010
Dan Richards, president of Strategic Imperatives Corp., describes a seven-step process advisors can use to make 2010 a breakthrough year for their businesses. He spoke at the TMX Broadcast Centre. WATCH

Cross-border issues

Just in time for the annual snowbird migration, a six-part series on cross-border financial planning issues.

• Part 1: Working through cross-border conundrums
• Part 2: Snowbird clients must keep abreast of evolving rules
• Part 3: Caution is key for clients seeking U.S. real estate bargains
• Part 4: Advising Americans living in Canada
• Part 5: Canadians moving south need special advice
• Part 6: Taxing questions for clients who have ties to the U.S.

• Tax and estate planning for your American clients (IE:TV)
• Advising clients with U.S. real estate holdings (IE:TV)

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