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Conflicts of Interest

Product vs. Process By: Mo Lidsky Conflicts of interest is an important topic we educate our clients on. It is far too often, especially in Canada, that clients are offered investment products rather than an investment process. For example, many investments which are...

CRM 2: Suitable, But Not Sufficient

Below is an excerpt from Mo Lidsky, which was recently referenced in the Globe & Mail, on both the positive impacts and shortcomings of the new CRM 2 legislation for investors. Fee transparency for financial professionals is long overdue in Canada. In fact, we are...

Deferred Maintenance

By: Mo Lidsky All the years we lived in this house I knew about it. Yet, I ignored it. First, it was a small moldy patch in the washroom ceiling. Then an occasional drip in my home office. I knew that my kids’ bathroom had a barely visible pathway to the floors below,...

Thank You, 2020: Lessons I May Not Have Learned Without You

By: Mo Lidsky It sure has been a year like no other. Complaints and frustrations have been easy to come by. Though, I suspect most of us will not leave this year the way we entered it, and I wanted to reflect on what learnings I will take with me into the years ahead....

Analyzing Real Estate Trends in a post-COVID World

By: Dennis Ly The value of real estate has historically been driven by the collective actions made by individuals in response to societal trends. Going back all the way to industrialization, migration to cities by workers from farms in search of higher paying...

Have You Thought About Your Exit Strategy?

Have you thought about your exit strategy? It is widely accepted amongst investors that a well thought out investment plan, and by extension investment portfolio, is a key factor in achieving one’s financial goals. The “investment plan” is often articulated through a...
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