A suddenly unemployed client
You can play an important role in providing financial advice to a client who has lost his or her job. But who will look out…
- By: Susan Yellin
- March 5, 2012 November 6, 2019
- 16:14
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Tackle the five myths of retirement
The financial services industry has cultivated certain perceptions to satisfy specific marketing agendas, so it is imperative that you help your clients get realistic about…
- By: Dwarka Lakhan
- March 5, 2012 November 6, 2019
- 16:06
Help clients to be vigilant
Thieves are going online in greater numbers and using social media networks such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn to gather more information about their targets
- By: Olivia Glauberzon
- March 5, 2012 November 6, 2019
- 15:47
Gain new clients with email blasts
An effective email marketing strategy consists of several steps: Establishing your sales funnel, managing your email list and creating effective newsletters that provide real value…
- By: Danny Bradbury
- March 5, 2012 November 6, 2019
- 15:40
An economic overview
This book is entitled Financial Recovery in a Fragile World.
- By: George Hartman
- March 5, 2012 November 6, 2019
- 15:34
Want to lose weight? Stop dieting
Normal eating and exercise wins out over extreme diets in maintaining long-term good health. You shouldn’t be losing more than a pound a week
- By: Olivia Glauberzon
- March 5, 2012 November 6, 2019
- 15:10
Taking out the emotions
Your role as a trusted professional is to maintain a rational view in helping your clients and to remain familiar with current events that are…
- By: Jade Hemeon
- March 5, 2012 November 6, 2019
- 14:59
Keeping Clients on Track
When markets are volatile, clients are tempted to abandon their investment plans and flee to cash and fixed-income, which can hurt them in the long…
- By: Jade Hemeon
- March 5, 2012 November 6, 2019
- 14:49
Crafting the happy “divorce”
No matter how simpatico you may feel about your partnership with another advisor, it’s crucial to plan for the possibility that your relationship will encounter…
- By: George Hartman
- March 5, 2012 November 6, 2019
- 14:33
A winner tells his secrets
Successful entrepreneurs such as Terry Matthews can teach financial advisors how to reach for the next level. He shares some of the strategies he has…
- By: Dan Richards
- March 5, 2012 November 6, 2019
- 14:12
Finding bliss on the river
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…
- By: donalee Moulton
- February 22, 2012 November 6, 2019
- 15:08
Stable stories
Longtime insurance broker John Dargie has been raising and racing thoroughbreds for three decades
- By: Olivia Glauberzon
- February 22, 2012 November 6, 2019
- 14:45
The tranquil edge of urban life
Investors Group advisor Ryan Shoemaker has a passion for sailing
- By: Megan Harman
- February 22, 2012 November 6, 2019
- 14:38
Light in dark places
The wonder of underwater worlds keeps amateur diver Warren Lo searching for the stunning visuals that animate his photography
- By: Olivia Li
- February 22, 2012 November 6, 2019
- 14:29
A family of happy campers
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…
- By: Wendy Cuthbert
- February 22, 2012 November 6, 2019
- 14:24
A passion for pedalling
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…
- By: Olivia Li
- February 22, 2012 November 6, 2019
- 14:17
Going up the country
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…
- By: Fiona Collie
- February 22, 2012 November 6, 2019
- 14:13
The allure of fresh powder
Advisor Paul Wetmore, formerly a linebacker with the CFL’s B.C. Lions, now finds exhilaration by cat skiing in deep, fresh, untouched snow
- By: donalee Moulton
- February 22, 2012 November 6, 2019
- 14:07
Embracing the warmth of winter
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…
- By: Rudy Mezzetta
- February 22, 2012 November 6, 2019
- 14:02
Walking off the workaday world
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…
- By: Jade Hemeon
- February 22, 2012 November 6, 2019
- 12:56
Facing the fear
B.C. advisor Vince McKay says that the challenges that come with spelunking through the austere — and potentially dangerous — beauty of underground caves on…
- By: Brian Lewis
- February 22, 2012 November 6, 2019
- 12:51
Dirt, adrenalin and endurance
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…
- By: Olivia Li
- February 22, 2012 November 6, 2019
- 12:47
Up where the air is rare
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…
- By: Geoff Kirbyson
- February 22, 2012 November 6, 2019
- 12:43
Should ties to Canada be severed?
Faced with a job opportunity in Houston, Tom and his wife, Sarah, should examine the implications that a move to the U.S. would have in…
- By: Catherine Harris
- February 6, 2012 November 6, 2019
- 15:01
Stuck in the middle
“Sandwich generation” clients are caught between caring for their children and their aging parents. You can help by accommodating their busy schedules and showing empathy
- By: Fiona Collie
- February 6, 2012 November 6, 2019
- 14:54