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This Week’s Edition of KBR:

July 2024 Poll

Starting in July, CRA will provide legal warnings to recover more than $9 billion of overpaid pandemic recovery benefits like CERB. Do you think that is fair?
Yes: 115 votes
83.33%
No: 23 votes
16.67%
 

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Distinguished Advisor Conference, November 5-8, 2017 in Kelowna: Financial Trivia Question

We would like to remind you about our skill-testing financial trivia.  This is your chance to win a free registration to the DAC in Kelowna, where this year’s theme will be: CANADA 150: Financial Advice at the Crossroads of Change. You just need to correctly answer both questions.

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DAC: Take a Strategic Look at the Crossroads of Change

At a time when governments are more closely monitoring changes in global GDP growth, the effects of protectionism, currency fluctuations, tax changes and sluggish business investment on the long-term financial well-being of Canadians, wealth advisors need to better understand new strategies for making tax efficient investment recommendations to the families they work with.

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Portfolio Risk Management in Retirement Course to Efficiently Manage and Increase Family’s Net Worth

Canadians who reach age 65 are more likely than ever to live into their 90's thanks to healthier lifestyles and a decline in heart disease.  But this lengthens the retirement income planning period.  Therefore, a renewed focus on continued capital accumulation and preservation is as important as the tax-efficient withdrawal of funds.  Knowledge Bureau’s recently updated Portfolio Risk Management in Retirement course reviews the measurement and calculation of risk and return from this perspective.

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People in the News

Gain confidence and trust of your clients: Wisdoms from Sharon Timson, DFA - Tax Services Specialist, Manitoba

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Life Purpose

"I am grateful for the blessings of wealth, but it hasn't changed who I am. My feet are still on the ground. I'm just wearing better shoes.” - Oprah Winfrey

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