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Budget 2017: Changes to RESPs and RDSPs

Budget 2017: Changes to RESPs and RDSPs

Debbie Pearl-Weinberg, executive director, Tax & Estate Planning, CIBC Wealth Strategies Group, explains changes to tax and investment strategies allowed in RESPs and RDSPs. Weinberg…

Spending initiatives are constrained in Budget 2017

The budget includes plans to spend $9.2 billion over the next five years on health care, indigenous peoples, veterans, safety and security and international measures

Cash strapped federal budget likely more policy document than spending plan

The budget comes at a time when Ottawa has very little room to introduce new spending

Three things advisors need to know to survive an audit

Three things advisors need to know to survive an audit

Ellen Bessner and Dan Richards discuss how advisors should respond when they are audited by a regulator (Part 8 of 8)

Expert Committee’s final report recommends new rules for advisors, financial planners

The report makes several recommendations dealing with titles and credentials that are likely to have a significant impact on many in the investment industry

How to handle client complaints

How to handle client complaints

Ellen Bessner and Dan Richards discuss the steps you need to take right away if a client makes a complaint that may involve a lawsuit…

Regulatory changes that endanger your licences

Regulatory changes that endanger your licences

Ellen Bessner and Dan Richards explain that an issue with one regulator is increasingly requiring advisors to respond to several regulatory bodies (Part 6 of…

Advisors: Get to know your newcomers

Many recent immigrants have preferences for certain goals, such as education and a home. And while they can quickly become major clients, they also vet…

Three risk tolerance traps

Three risk tolerance traps

Ellen Bessner and Dan Richards explain three common approaches to managing clients' risk tolerance that leave advisors open to litigation risk (Part 5 of 8)

Feds launch consultation on tax proposals

Shadow budget recommends increase to top personal income tax rate threshold

Raising the threshold for the top personal income tax rate to $402,800 from $202,800 would make Canada more attractive for high-income earners, C.D. Howe suggests

Three KYC traps

Three KYC traps

Ellen Bessner and Dan Richards explain three key common know-your-client pitfalls that can lead to lawsuits (Part 4 of 8)

Joining the revolution

Advisors who prosper in the future are likely to be those who embrace technology as crucial to their practice rather than trying to avoid the…

The Seasons of an Advisor’s Life: Fall, a time for harvesting, productivity and shedding the old

Have You Thought About What Season Your Practice is in?

A different frame

HNW clients want guidance on the complex challenges that wealth can bring

Powering up your practice

Referrals are key to boosting your roster of HNW clients

CPPIB spending $690M for minority stake in software firm Regnology

The firm makes software focused on regulatory reporting solutions for financial institutions

Reclaiming Control: How Edward Jones Rewards Me for Building My Business, My Way

Discover how Edward Jones empowers experienced financial advisors like me with autonomy, support and a compensation model that values our experience.

Private REITs Offer Stability in Uncertain Political Environments

How private REITs can reduce portfolio volatility in times of public market turbulence.

Why the Definition of Independence Matters in the Canadian Securities Industry

Designed Securities Ltd. co-founders Gillian Kunza, CEO and Michael Konopaski, CFO explore common language, context and consensus in the Blue Ocean of independence.

Designed Securities’ AI readiness – how progress and quick pivots are leading them forward

Designed Securities Ltd. co-founders Gillian Kunza, CEO and Michael Konopaski, CFO continue their discussion about trailblazing in an industry filled wiqth conflict, opportunity, and dinosaurs.

Brokerage Report Card 2024 main chart

How investment advisors rated their firms’ support offerings and tools

  • By: IE Staff
  • June 5, 2024 June 4, 2024
  • 09:16

Insurance advisors share industry sentiment and needs (charts)

Insurance advisors answered multiple-choice questions about their industry experience for this inaugural research

Hot housing market gives some Canadians cold comfort

Housing costs are a growing worry, BMO index finds

  • By: IE Staff
  • March 17, 2022 March 17, 2022
  • 15:02

Canadian ETFs enter the metaverse

New funds hold several big names found in broad U.S. stock indexes

  • By: Rudy Luukko
  • January 24, 2022 January 24, 2022
  • 00:15

Can investing choices open doors to opportunity?

The NEI Global Corporate Leaders Fund is investing in companies that enable people to live and thrive.

Can investing choices improve quality of life?

The NEI Global Corporate Leaders Fund is investing in companies that promote people’s health and well-being.

Can investing choices create a more inclusive economy?

The NEI Global Corporate Leaders Fund is investing in companies breaking down barriers to economic participation.