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This year, you’ll start receiving a more precise dollars-and-cents representation of fees from your financial advisor on your statements. It’s part of something called Client Relationship Model – Phase 2 (CRM2).

  • February 27, 2015 August 1, 2018
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It's increasingly difficult for active managers to generate alpha, argues Craig Lazzara, senior director, Index Investment Strategy at S&P Dow Jones Indices. He spoke on a panel at a Toronto CFA Society event Wednesday.

  • February 23, 2015 August 21, 2018
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Bottom-up stock picking (choosing a stock based on its individual attributes) often comes at the expense of macro analysis.

  • February 18, 2015 September 9, 2018
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There’s a thin line between maximizing tax efficiency and being offside with CRA.

  • February 6, 2015 August 21, 2018
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The first step in analyzing the bold move is to distinguish between known and hoped-for effects of QE.

  • February 3, 2015 August 21, 2018
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A deceased man’s estate leaves his nieces and nephews, once intended to be the beneficiaries, without inheritances.

  • January 23, 2015 September 8, 2018
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Jerrod and Penelope met and married when they were employees at a competitor firm. Their financial situations were similar, so they didn’t bother with a marriage contract or shareholders’ agreement.

  • January 16, 2015 August 21, 2018
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Activist shareholders can come across as troublemakers. But, studies show companies restructured after activist campaigns tend to outperform.

  • January 16, 2015 August 21, 2018
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Jerrod and Penelope met and married when they were employees at a competitor firm. Their financial situations were similar, so they didn’t bother with a marriage contract or shareholders’ agreement.

  • January 16, 2015 July 17, 2018
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How much time do you spend researching stocks, or different portfolio construction methods?

  • December 12, 2014 September 8, 2018
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