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What your clients should include in their personal continuity plans

What your clients should include in their personal continuity plans

Help your clients prepare for a rainy day with this helpful list

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Developing a personal continuity plan

Help your clients learn from this pandemic to prepare for any future personal emergencies

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Our giant dog

This personal, heartwarming story might help distract you during these trying times

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Pandemic, stress and luxury

How to use your free time to reduce stress and prepare for the future

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How to write meaningful emails to clients

Well-written emails can help you build trust — and they might even put a smile on a client’s face

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How to listen to your clients

What your clients really need is for you to hear them, but how do you do that?

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Preparing for the second phone call

It’s important to keep in touch with clients regularly right now — especially clients who are alone

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Call your clients

Here is a list of what to talk about

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This coffee shop offers a blueprint on how to build your business

Balzac’s founder Diana Olsen has achieved success by sticking to her strengths — and you can too

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Tips to avoid getting tipped

How to protect yourself from risks of insider trading

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Build your business one KYC update at a time

Why KYC updates have never been more important to your success

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It ain’t over till it’s over

Litigation risk exists even after you’re retired or unable to work

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Selling your book of business? Make sure it is compliant

Sophisticated buyers will know what to look for to determine if it is a compliant business

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Are you still not getting KYC and suitability right?

The OSC says there is a lot of room for improvement in its 2019 summary report

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Managing clients — especially couples — can be challenging

Situations become complicated when couples aren’t on the same page about their goals

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When a client names you executor of their estate

IIROC and MFDA advisors could lose their licence if they act as an executor and/or beneficiary

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Succession for advisors

Don’t leave your dependents in the lurch

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Avoiding conflicts in soliciting arrangements

IIROC and the CSA have provided new guidance to dealers

If the regulator or SRO comes knocking, answer the door

Not responding will result in a much harsher penalty

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Understanding your fiduciary duty

Tips for knowing when you’re in a fiduciary relationship and providing dutiful service

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Invisible women clients

Advisors who ignore this emerging pool of wealth do so at their own peril

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Three key principles for power of attorney

As the Canadian population ages, many advisors face difficult situations regarding POA

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A missed opportunity for advisors

Updating your clients’ KYC form is both a chance to show clients that you have a sincere interest in helping them meet their goals and…

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Surviving the robo-advisor threat

A connection between advisors and their clients through clear communication will ensure advisors survive and succeed

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Advisors need to manage clients’ expectations

Advisors should ensure they communicate consistently with their clients while clients need to keep their expectations in check