Funding the big dream
Urban sprawl, car-choked streets, old-growth forests under threat. Greater Montreal hopes to deal with all of these issues via an ambitious, 20-year land use and…
Urban sprawl, car-choked streets, old-growth forests under threat. Greater Montreal hopes to deal with all of these issues via an ambitious, 20-year land use and…
Despite our troubles, Canada is one of the best places on Earth in which to live and work
The feds say the Enbridge pipeline to the West Coast is a slam dunk. Is that bluster?
Harper’s recent comment about the need for reform of the public retirement system could create problems for his government
Editorial
The time of the great reversal is approaching. Two forces that have driven up the yields of the bonds of marginal European countries — particularly…
Despite strong numbers in January, there is much to worry about for the year ahead
Control of global digital payments business should lead to strong earnings and share prices for Visa and MasterCard
Sentry launches conservative fund
Advisors should be aware that some products could introduce more risk into client portfolios
Fund managers say that the economic crisis in Europe is the biggest risk
Financial planner Eric Church looks forward to his annual canoe trips as a chance to slow things down. He uses the time to reflect on…
Longtime insurance broker John Dargie has been raising and racing thoroughbreds for three decades
Investors Group advisor Ryan Shoemaker has a passion for sailing
The wonder of underwater worlds keeps amateur diver Warren Lo searching for the stunning visuals that animate his photography
Financial planner Emily Rae has been venturing into the wilderness since she was a child. “It makes me feel centred and calm,” she says, “and…
Greg Kennedy, a senior wealth consultant with Meridian Credit Union in Toronto, developed a love for cycling when he was living in British Columbia decades…
Royal Bank of Canada financial planner Paul Millan gets away from the stresses of urban life and the demands of a busy job by reconnecting…
Advisor Paul Wetmore, formerly a linebacker with the CFL’s B.C. Lions, now finds exhilaration by cat skiing in deep, fresh, untouched snow
At a time of the year when most urbanites are holed up indoors, financial advisor Kathryn Del Greco is putting in several hours on woodland…
Hiking challenging trails while lugging a 15-kilogram pack has taught Christian Charest, an editor with Toronto-based Morningstar Canada, the value of editing his belongings. One…
B.C. advisor Vince McKay says that the challenges that come with spelunking through the austere — and potentially dangerous — beauty of underground caves on…
A love for enduro dirt-bike racing has taken financial advisor Bruce Moffatt all over the world. But the local scenery plays second fiddle to wrangling…
Alberta advisor Ed Bootle often ditches the Mercedes and heads for the mountains with his young children or old friends. “You have to make your…
Russell welcomes Vallée
The new chairman of Advocis wants to ensure advisors have a say on issues such as fiduciary standards and compensation
Former Nesbitt advisor wins a round against BMO subsidiaries
Only 9% of people eligible to open an RDSP have done so
As baby boomers retire, their needs will become more complex, requiring advisors to reorient their strategies
Revised policy on health-care spending accounts is consistent with the CRA’s recent efforts to eliminate unfairness in the tax system — and to look for…
Early indications reveal that proposed revisions to FATCA appear to address some of the serious concerns of opposing lobbyists
BNS reorganizes
Ontario Court of Appeal determines that mutual fund firms must still answer for their actions in court
After five years in business, Aston Hill Financial has almost $6 billion in AUM; it intends to double that in the next five years
The Supreme Court of Canada has indicated that there could be some federal jurisdiction in areas of truly national concern
Desjardins’ Monique Leroux named Quebec’s Financial Person of the Year
Dealers of group resps say they are facing some “unprecedented” requirements as part of the regulatory overhaul of this sector.
Clients are taking a conservative approach to their savings
New regulatory requirements for managing general agencies in British Columbia
