Practice

Facebook tests new “Want” button

Facebook is testing a “Want” button for online retailers, reports Financial Times. Read: Facebook faces privacy concerns, again Perhaps competing with popular photo-sharing site, Pintrest, the new Facebook feature allows consumers to add product images to an online wish list. Read: Google to top Facebook? The launch is part of a test series called Collections. […]

By Wire services |October 9, 2012

1 min read

Planning and Advice

Should you be a specialist?

Specializing can be a winning strategy.

By Keith Pangretitsch |October 9, 2012

2 min read

Planning and Advice

Get business while having fun

These tips let you have fun and prospect simultaneously.

By Bryce Sanders |October 5, 2012

4 min read

Industry

How to entice Gen Y prospects

Gen Y prospects want advisors to help them build wealth. Learn how to market to them.

October 5, 2012

2 min read

3 questions clients will ask you

Prospecting is important for any advisor trying to grow his book. So, think of meeting a new client like you’re going to a job interview. Be prepared to prove yourself and demonstrate the value you can add. Here are a few questions clients may ask you, notes Financial Planning. Read: How prospects are finding you […]

By Wire services |October 5, 2012

1 min read

Arlene Dickinson talks brand value

Arlene Dickinson, a familiar figure on CBC’s Dragons’ Den and a veteran marketing consultant, says many business owners have never taken the time “to ensure that what’s in their head—the brand promise and the company’s DNA—is well articulated.”

By John Lorinc |October 3, 2012

11 min read

Fewer Canadians starting companies

Canadians remain reluctant to start new businesses. About 43,000 Canadians started a new business in 2011 and hired staff, finds the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC). Read: Canada’s top 50 young entrepreneurs This amounts to only 0.23% of the 19 million people in Canada who can work—a slight increase from the 2009 recession low […]

By Staff |October 2, 2012

1 min read

Practice

Facebook tests new “Want” button

Should you be a specialist?

Get business while having fun

How to entice Gen Y prospects

3 questions clients will ask you

Advisors prefer independent firms: survey

Arlene Dickinson talks brand value

Get a grip on high executive pay

Fewer Canadians starting companies

Canadian IPO market to see boost in Q4: PwC