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12 days of tax tips

TFSAs, RESPs, RRSPs, RRIFs and more

Making sure you get client feedback

Discussions with clients should not be a one-way street: let them know their views are important to you

  • By: Brent Jolly
  • December 12, 2012 October 31, 2019
  • 14:00

How to present a financial plan

Frame your presentation as a roadmap to success

  • By: Brent Jolly
  • December 11, 2012 October 31, 2019
  • 11:50

Four steps to effective discovery meetings

There’s more to knowing your clients than checking off boxes

  • By: Brent Jolly
  • December 10, 2012 October 31, 2019
  • 12:00

Working with a client’s collectibles

You don’t have to be an art expert; as monetary value is key

  • By: Brent Jolly
  • December 6, 2012 October 31, 2019
  • 11:35

Five last-minute tax tips to share with clients

Clients must act before before December 31 to pay less in tax

Connect successfully with four generations

Connect successfully with four generations

Seth Mattison, generations consultant and keynote speaker, Bridgeworks, suggests practical tips on how to connect successfully with four generations of clients: traditional, Baby Boomers, Gen…

Preparing clients for the inevitable

A frank conversation about death can bring peace of mind

  • By: Brent Jolly
  • November 15, 2012 October 31, 2019
  • 12:30

Dec. 31 more frightening than Halloween

Five tax strategies to keep Oct. 31 the scariest day of the year

The best ways to borrow for investing

Help clients navigate options such as home equity lines of credit, margin and no-margin loans

  • By: Jade Hemeon
  • October 24, 2012 October 31, 2019
  • 10:30

Regulators zero in on leveraging strategies

Advisors urged to ask more questions to ensure suitability requirements are being met

  • By: Jade Hemeon
  • October 23, 2012 October 31, 2019
  • 16:15
Dispelling the myths of borrowing to invest

Dispelling the myths of borrowing to invest

In part one of this two-part series, Talbot Stevens, author of Dispelling the myths of borrowing to invest, discusses the pros and cons of this…

Contemplating leverage

Advisors must consider financial and behavioral factors when assessing the suitability of leverage

  • By: Jade Hemeon
  • October 22, 2012 October 31, 2019
  • 14:20

Involve the family in estate planning

Educate both clients and their children about the process

Just married: advising newlywed clients

Working with young couples can lead to long, fulfilling relationships

Three myths about retirement

Three myths about retirement

Francis D’Andrade, managing director of Aurora, Ont.-based consultancy Financial Outcomes, talks about the three most common myths about retirement, and how advisors can inspire their…

Caskey: Three RESP scenarios

Caskey: Three RESP scenarios

Cynthia Caskey, vice president, portfolio manager & sales manager, TD Waterhouse Private Investment Advice, outlines three different RESP scenarios that advisors can discuss with clients.…

Education savings plans 101

Education savings plans 101

Cynthia Caskey, vice president, portfolio manager & sales manager, TD Waterhouse Private Investment Advice, explains how advisors can help clients save for their children’s education.…

Beyond RESPs: alternative education saving strategies

Help clients save for a child’s education with these four tax-efficient options

What clients need to know about RESPs

Educate clients to help them maximize grants and choose the right plan

Grappling with the growing cost of education

As tuition climbs, advisors should urge clients to start planning early on

Clients need to know you care

Clients need to know you care

Mark Halpern, president and founder of illnessPROTECTION.com Inc. explains how to help clients plan financially for children with an illness or disability. He spoke with…

Help clients prepare for the unexpected

Every client has different priorities when it comes to saving

The stages of divorce

The stages of divorce

Karen Stewart, president and CEO, Fairway Divorce Solutions, explains how to clear the setbacks that can occur with divorcing clients. Stewart lists the stages clients…