Planning and Advice

Bull markets ruin good planning

A client of mine sells security systems. Whenever he has potential customers call him about buying a home alarm, he asks them when they were robbed. He knows most people take home security seriously after they’ve had a break-in. Human nature is like that. We only prepare for risks after they’ve hit close to home. […]

By Harper Fraze |April 1, 2010

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Hitting the HNW jackpot

Every now and then I’ll buy a lottery ticket and dream of winning millions. If I had $10 million, I’d hang out in my house on the Riviera, drive into town in my hot Italian car to pick up some wine and cheese… wait, I’d have a hot Italian butler do that for me. It’s […]

By Keith Pangretitsch |April 1, 2010

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Planning not portfolios should come first

When she started in the profession in 1981, a securities licence wasn’t in Kathleen Clough’s sights. The PWL Capital wealth manager, who counts a CFP and RFP among her designations, originally went to work for a firm that did high-level financial planning for senior executives. And, until seven years ago, she focused solely on non-transactional […]

By Philip Porado |April 1, 2010

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Making the Switch to IIROC

When Matthew Paradis wanted to expand his business last year, there was only one option he and his partner considered – join an IIROC dealer and leave their MFDA days behind. The Orleans, Ont.-based advisor, who’s been working with mutual funds for six years, said the decision to switch self-regulatory organizations was an easy one. […]

By Bryan Borzykowski |April 1, 2010

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