Columns | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/insight/columns/ Canada's news source for financial professionals Fri, 08 Aug 2025 16:59:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png Columns | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/insight/columns/ 32 32 Beyond the bill https://www.investmentexecutive.com/insight/columns/beyond-the-bill/ Fri, 08 Aug 2025 16:59:39 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=517212 Why the energy transition still matters

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]]> 3 reasons private assets are less volatile https://www.investmentexecutive.com/insight/columns/3-reasons-private-assets-are-less-volatile/ Mon, 26 May 2025 15:34:28 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=510594 Hint: it has nothing to do with how frequently these investments are priced

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]]> How business owners can benefit from the capital dividend account https://www.investmentexecutive.com/insight/columns/how-business-owners-can-benefit-from-the-capital-dividend-account/ Fri, 02 May 2025 13:41:16 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=508773 We can’t rule out a future change to the capital gains inclusion rate, but Ottawa has reversed course for now

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]]> Opinion: Clients are more at risk than they realize https://www.investmentexecutive.com/insight/columns/opinion-clients-are-more-at-risk-than-they-realize/ Mon, 31 Mar 2025 21:18:25 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=505890 Investment products can have different risk and return characteristics depending on the business cycle — clients deserve more options

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]]> OneDigital in talks with ‘up to 50’ Canadian firms https://www.investmentexecutive.com/insight/two-months-in-onedigital-in-talks-with-up-to-50-canadian-firms/ Fri, 28 Mar 2025 19:30:36 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=505763 Private-equity backed U.S. company plans to become "a $100-million organization in Canada"

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]]> The onus is on advisory firms to support private market investments https://www.investmentexecutive.com/insight/columns/the-onus-is-on-advisory-firms-to-support-private-market-investments/ Fri, 21 Mar 2025 23:50:27 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=505203 "The dealer has a responsibility to make sure advisors have the right knowledge, education and training," says Harbourfront Wealth CIO

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]]> Opinion: An investor perspective on Ontario Long-Term Funds https://www.investmentexecutive.com/insight/columns/opinion-an-investor-perspective-on-ontario-long-term-funds/ Fri, 21 Mar 2025 20:43:26 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=505142 Retail investors with modest portfolios do not require these risky funds for diversification purposes

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]]> Anxious clients struggle with changes ‘hour to hour’ https://www.investmentexecutive.com/insight/columns/anxious-clients-struggle-with-changes-hour-to-hour/ Fri, 14 Mar 2025 21:30:45 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=504634 This Niagara-on-the-Lake advisor is having to talk clients out of reducing too much risk

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]]> What investors can expect in 2025 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/insight/columns/what-investors-can-expect-in-2025/ Wed, 11 Dec 2024 15:00:22 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=498206 Uncertain policy backdrop, divergence among central banks and risk of re-emerging inflation are forecast to shape the investing landscape

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]]> Help your client sell their beneficial interest in an estate https://www.investmentexecutive.com/insight/columns/help-your-client-sell-their-beneficial-interest-in-an-estate/ Mon, 18 Nov 2024 21:00:03 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=496892 Here’s your helpful guide to advising clients on a complex estate sales process

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