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Your guide to outstanding client gifts that will make you stand out

(November 2002) Finding unique gifts that make you stand out in the mind of your clients has been made easy, thanks to Advisor.ca’s holiday gift giving guide. Read on for some unusual yet thoughtful presents from Canadian Web sites that you can send to your client base or centres of influence this December. For the […]

By Wendi Phillips |November 27, 2002

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Compliance check: The sky is the limit

a $30,000 fine a two-month suspension close supervision for six months Offence C: a $40,000 fine a two-month suspension The advisor may end up with a $110,000 fine, a six-month suspension and close supervision for six months when he returns to the firm, after he completes the CPH. Is this a sufficient incentive to ensure […]

By Ellen J. Bessner |November 23, 2002

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Can drug stocks cure a bad case of bear marketitis? – courtesy of Talvest Fund Management

An ounce of prevention might be worth a pound of cure, but don’t tell that to pharmaceutical sector investors. Now that this group is beginning to recover from a steady string of market declines in the first half of the year, investors are eager to scoop up bargains. Why the change in sentiment? It all […]

By Staff |November 19, 2002

2 min read

Put values first

Today’s new breed of advisor recognizes that the nature of the advisor-client relationship has changed, with discussions shifting from investment markets, products and performance toward life goal-setting, protecting the client’s future and life enjoyment. Over the course of the next couple of months, we will take a step-by-step look at ideas you can use to […]

By Barry LaValley |November 18, 2002

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