Short-term market challenges are a distraction from the big picture. The real concern is what comes next. In this update below from Alfred Lam, the Senior Vice-President and Chief Investment Officer of CI Mult-Asset Management, we explore five key considerations for a solid long-term investment phil...
It’s natural to think that estate planning for a single person would be less involved than for someone who’s married with children. But that’s not necessarily the case. Many estate planning measures that are made automatically by a married individual, such as leaving estate assets to their spouse, r...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0M8PJh23qwc&t=186s When you think of income splitting, what first comes to mind is likely moving taxable income to a lower-income spouse. But several income splitting opportunities with children are available and worth exploring. The more income you can transfer...
Set it and forget it. That’s an easy trap to fall into after opening a Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP). Simply choose your investments, make regular contributions – being sure to trigger the maximum annual Canada Education Savings Grant (CESG) – and watch your investments grow. The re...
It’s always helpful to have a retirement date in mind and imagine how you want to spend your retirement years. But there can be turns in the road. Situations may arise that cause you to change your plans in order to achieve your retirement goals. Here’s a variety of fictional scenarios reflecting re...
In case you missed our Wealth Matters webcast on July 12th, we are providing some key highlights on what forces are driving the market’s behavior, how we are responding to this in our Assante Private Portfolios and best practices in the current market atmosphere. This session was presented by Stephe...
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