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Consumer debt bubble and you

The U.S. economic recovery is well underway. So we can sit back and watch our investment portfolios grow steadily - right?

By Murray Belzberg |June 27, 2011

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FPSC announces board appointments

Financial Planning Standards Council (FPSC) is pleased to announce new appointments to its board of directors effective immediately, for the 2011-2012 term. At the June 23 board of directors meeting, FPSC’s member organizations voted to approve the slate of new nominees to the Board. • Chair: Jim Kraft, CA, CFP, vice-president, BMO Life Assurance Company. […]

By Staff |June 24, 2011

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RBC renames four funds

RBC Global Asset Management Inc. today announced that as of Wednesday, June 29, 2011, the following funds will change their names as follows: • The RBC Canadian Bond Index Fund is now the RBC Canadian Government Bond Index Fund • The RBC Global High Yield Fund is now the RBC Global High Yield Bond Fund […]

By Staff |June 24, 2011

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Mitigating risk through SRI

Mary Jane McQuillen has been described as a rock star in the world of socially responsible investing. The New York City-based fund manager heads up the ESG (environmental, social and governance) division of Clearbridge Advisors, which was recently appointed to sub-advise the Meritas U.S. Equity Fund. McQuillen was in Victoria this week, speaking at the […]

By Doug Watt |June 24, 2011

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