Rookies: Failure to invest in yourself is a big mistake
Seek designations and learn to network
- By: Brent Jolly
- July 29, 2013 October 30, 2019
- 10:30
Top Stories in In Depth
Editors discuss 2013 Insurance Advisors’ Report Card
Pablo Fuchs, senior editor at Investment Executive, and Clare O'Hara, staff writer, discuss key themes from the 2013 Insurance Advisors’ Report Card. Trends this year…
- By: Pablo Fuchs
- July 26, 2013 October 31, 2019
- 11:00
Report Card: Firms, advisors more enthusiastic about social media
There are clear signs that insurance firms and their advisors are open to the business-building potential of this emerging technology
- By: Clare O’Hara
- July 26, 2013 October 31, 2019
- 10:25
Electronic processing’s coming of age
The way of the future has arrived. Advisors are demanding greater capability to process applications electronically
- By: Brent Jolly
- July 25, 2013 October 31, 2019
- 23:00
Regulation takes centre stage
The insurance sector is readying itself for a new era of increased compliance
- By: Megan Harman
- July 25, 2013 October 31, 2019
- 23:00
Great displeasure with marketing support
Advisors had concerns relating to staffing and little variety or customizability in marketing materials
- By: Jeff Wimbush
- July 25, 2013 October 31, 2019
- 23:00
Many improvements in compensation
Three firms saw notable increases in their ratings, and the satisfaction gap in the category was cut almost in half
- By: Tessie Sanci
- July 25, 2013 October 31, 2019
- 23:00
Five firms see a change in fortunes
WFG, PPI Advisory and IDC WIN received improved ratings in a variety of categories while Freedom 55's and Daystar's ratings tumbled
- By: Justin Da Rosa
- July 25, 2013 October 31, 2019
- 23:00
Firms of all stripes see nice rebound
Advisors respond favourably to their firms' efforts in some key areas of importance
- By: Clare O’Hara
- July 25, 2013 October 31, 2019
- 23:00
2013 Insurance Advisors’ Report Card main chart
How advisors rated their firms
- By: IE Staff
- July 25, 2013 October 31, 2019
- 23:00
Report Card: Defining top advisors
Top 20% of advisors have four times the AUM of rest of sector
- By: James Langton
- July 25, 2013 October 31, 2019
- 23:00
Rookies: Work hard, but work smart
The way you approach work can be just as important as the effort
- By: Brent Jolly
- July 25, 2013 October 30, 2019
- 12:00
Strategies for selling LTC insurance
Demonstrate the risk, and find ways of keeping premiums down to help clients plan for care
- By: Megan Harman
- July 25, 2013 December 14, 2017
- 05:00
How can investors capitalize on resource optimization?
As resources run out and companies turn away from the depletive economy, opportunities run in — and Impax’s Luciano Lilloy is snapping them up for…
- By: NEI Investments
- March 2, 2026 February 24, 2026
- 08:00
Is Essential Retail A Smart Money Play in Today’s Market?
With investors growing cautious toward historically expensive risk assets, defensive sectors are attracting renewed capital inflows. Skyline breaks down the current environment and explains why…
- By: Skyline
- December 8, 2025 November 21, 2025
- 08:00
Do you have the right portfolio ingredients to position clients for 2026?
Choosing the right investment management partners can help you make confident recommendations — even in unpredictable times.
- By: NEI Investments
- December 1, 2025 February 24, 2026
- 08:00
The Seasons of an Advisor’s Life: Fall, a time for harvesting, productivity and shedding the old
Have You Thought About What Season Your Practice is in?
- By: Designed Securities
- September 12, 2022 September 12, 2022
- 07:00
A different frame
HNW clients want guidance on the complex challenges that wealth can bring
- By: Patricia Chisholm
- October 15, 2018 November 9, 2019
- 00:32
Powering up your practice
Referrals are key to boosting your roster of HNW clients
- By: Dwarka Lakhan
- October 15, 2018 November 9, 2019
- 00:31
Where do private apartment funds fit in a modern portfolio?
The nature of private apartment funds means they can complement your client’s traditional investment portfolio.
- By: Equiton
- October 14, 2025 October 13, 2025
- 08:00
Advisor Productivity: Solving the Canadian Integration Gap
Boosting advisor productivity in Canada through integration, innovation, and global best practices.
- By: Objectway
- October 6, 2025 October 6, 2025
- 08:00
Building Trust, the Right Way at WFG
Head of Compliance for WFGIAC April Stadnek shares her perspective on the growing need for financial protection among Canadians, and how WFG supports its advisors…
- By: World Financial Group
- February 4, 2025 February 4, 2025
- 08:00
Report Card on Banks 2025 summary video
A video breakdown of the 2025 Report Card on Banks themes
- By: IE Staff
- October 21, 2025 October 21, 2025
- 12:39
Retail bank advisors identified pay as a key motivator
Paying the bills and growing their careers were priorities for the Big Six’s branch planners
- By: Roland Inacay
- October 21, 2025 October 21, 2025
- 09:59
Proprietary shelves, sales pressure not a problem, most retail planners say
But banks’ big mutual fund fees are, investor advocate says
- By: Michelle Schriver
- October 21, 2025 October 21, 2025
- 09:40
OSC seeks $37.5 million in Bridging sanctions
Regulator requests monetary penalties, disgorgement, costs and market bans
- By: James Langton
- April 29, 2025 July 10, 2025
- 16:11
Insurance advisors share industry sentiment and needs (charts)
Insurance advisors answered multiple-choice questions about their industry experience for this inaugural research
- By: Katie Keir, Emily Fox
- February 12, 2024 July 9, 2024
- 00:14
Hot housing market gives some Canadians cold comfort
Housing costs are a growing worry, BMO index finds
- By: IE Staff
- March 17, 2022 March 17, 2022
- 15:02