Beyond the Lost Decade Comments0
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As we said goodbye to 2009, there was a lot to celebrate — we closed out a year of spectacular gains on world stock markets. But while 2009 was a great year, it also marked the end of one of …
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On The Cutting Edge – Webinars Comments0
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Webinar – A web-based seminar that we conduct – live – giving you the opportunity to hear directly from members of our team as well as creating a forum for education on a variety of financial topics. In another “first”, we …
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2009 — The Year It Paid Off to Stay In Comments0
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Congratulations! You rode out the 2008 market correction without changing course – and now it’s paid off (and what a payoff). Although we experienced an extremely tough year in global markets in 2008, those who stayed invested – and invested more …
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Lesser-Known Signs You Need to Change Your Plan Comments0
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We all know about the big life events that might trigger a change in your financial plan – a new job, an inheritance, retirement, marriage or divorce, sale of a business, the birth of a child. But there are a …
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Highlights of the 2010 Federal Budget Comments0
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The 2010 Federal Budget was delivered as Canada and other nations are slowly working their way out of the recent global recession. While Canada experienced less of a decline than other countries, the Canadian economy still has some work to …
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Friends don’t let friends quietly suffer financial misfortune Comments0
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CLIENT SUCCESS STORY #1 Client Profile: Laurence Sunderland (not his real name) Occupation: Business Owner – Residential and commercial alarm systems Prior to meeting with IRONSHIELD Financial Planning™, Laurence’s confidence in his advisor was diminishing. He felt that his advisor …
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Canadian Charities – Good Giving… Comments0
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Canadian charities had a rough year according to Statistics Canada. Donations were down 5.3% as recession-wary Canadians cut back on support for their favourite causes. There is still a window of time left to help a charity that means something …
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Not Your Dad’s Pension Plan Comments0
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Pensions have changed a lot since the early days when employees could rely on a generous defined benefit (DB) plan to take them through their retirement years. DB plans, which guarantee a set payout on retirement, are being replaced by …
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