Planning and Advice

How are you preparing for succession?

Pravin Kumar First vice-president and portfolio manager, CIBC Wood Gundy, Vancouver I’ve been working for 23 years, so I’m actively looking — internally and externally — for a capable associate to partner with and to eventually succeed me. To help, my firm has a dedicated succession planning team, which keeps me on track in a […]

November 14, 2017

2 min read

Help clients handle child custody

Scenario: Gwyn and Farid* of North Vancouver have divorced, with a court awarding them joint custody of their 12-year-old daughter, Ashley. Problem is, the couple can’t agree on a custody schedule, and Ashley doesn’t like seeing her mother (and blames her for the divorce). Gwyn comes to you, her advisor, asking for best practices, a […]

By Allan Tong |November 14, 2017

9 min read

Travel like a pro in your client’s private plane

Travelling by private jet is—literally—the height of luxury. A private aircraft lets flyers control their own time (and take full-sized toothpaste tubes in their carry-ons). “You can leave when you want. You have access to more remote locations. You can fit in multiple stops in a single day. There’s no parking, no waiting in line, […]

By Susan Goldberg |November 14, 2017

5 min read

Looking at a PowerPoint alternative

Part of providing value to clients is presenting information clearly, visually and concisely. Many advisors rely on PowerPoint for such presentations, but there’s another option out there. Microsoft has launched a cloud-only presentation app called Sway. It allows you to create a web-ready presentation quickly, either from scratch or using an imported Word document, OneNote […]

By Kevin Cork |November 14, 2017

3 min read