Mark Your Calendar: Critical Deadlines for May and June

Tax season never truly ends, it seems, as there are many more upcoming tax filing, investment planning and education milestones to discuss with your clients over the next six months. Check out our handy checklist below and then test yourself – what are the conversation openers you’ll use and with which clients? It’s your opportunity to shine with every member of the household:

The sweet spot in wealth management statistically lies with the 55 plus crowd, whose net worth is the highest in Canada, but they are increasingly elusive, spending summers at the lake, and winters in the south.

People can retire at any age, but it is increasingly rare for people to simply go from earning income from employment or self-employment directly to withdrawing income from investments and other sources including pensions.

There is still time to join us at the Retirement and Estate Planning Bootcamp in Calgary, Vancouver, and Toronto. Register online or call us at 1-866-953-4769 to register quickly and get all the details you need.

Accurately prepare retirement plans that achieve the necessary results with the Advanced Tax-Efficient Retirement Income Planning course. This course marries tax and financial planning competencies and is the perfect complement to the Retirement and Estate Planning Bootcamp, September 17-22.

The Finance Minister of Canada, Joe Oliver and the finance ministers of British Columbia, Ontario, Saskatchewan, and New Brunswick have signed a Memorandum of Agreement on September 8 to jointly establish the terms and conditions of a Cooperative Capital Markets Regulatory System, and released draft provincial and federal legislation to harmonize current legislation. 

Many advisors have spent a good part of their lives building their business and have the bulk of their personal net worth tied up in it, making their practice their most valuable investment asset — the one they are counting on to help fund their lifestyle in retirement.