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Melissa Shin

Melissa Shin is Editorial Director of Advisor’s Edge. Read her biography here and email her at mshin@newcom.ca.

Shopaholic. Clueless. Princess. That’s how personal-finance books describe women.

  • May 1, 2012 September 9, 2018
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You want to sell. But can a buyer pay what your book’s worth?

  • April 24, 2012 August 21, 2018
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Despite its austerity, this budget was a huge boon for disabled clients.

  • March 29, 2012 August 24, 2018
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Mark Farris an equity owner investment advisor discusses the costs of doing business

  • March 1, 2012 August 21, 2018
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Three advisors and an industry expert share advice for tracking the bottom line.

  • March 1, 2012 August 21, 2018
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A bank advisor explains the costs of a bank-owned brokerage

  • March 1, 2012 August 21, 2018
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Cynthia Kett of Stewart and Kett, Toronto breaks down the costs of doing business as a professional services firm

  • March 1, 2012 August 21, 2018
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Rod Tyler, CFP, RFP, CLU, Fellow of FPSC Owner, Tyler and Associates, Regina Book size $110 million; 400 households. Model Grid system, which provides full services from dealer. The dealer takes at most 20%. It costs more than desk fees, but the services are worth it. Compensation Fees based on a sliding-scale percentage of AUM. […]

  • March 1, 2012 July 10, 2018
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Relying solely on risk-tolerance questionnaires to assess clients is wrong, Tom Idzorek of Morningstar told the New York Consultants Conference, hosted by the Investment Management Consultants Association (IMCA) earlier this week.

  • February 1, 2012 August 21, 2018
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We sat down with The Money Finder, Stephanie Holmes-Winton, to find out which demographic she's most concerned about, the biggest mistake advisors make when trying to help clients, and what we all have in common with pigs.

  • January 24, 2012 September 9, 2018
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