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  Our financial planners have been quoted in the following media:
 
 
   
 

2010

Top 10 retirement mistakes and how to avoid them, Canadian Business Magazine, August 2010, By Jacqueline Nelson and Angelina Chapin

Top four questions that arise upon the death of a client’s parent, Investment Executive, July 2010, by Wendy Cuthbert

The big illusion, MoneySense Magazine, Summer 2010, by Julie Cazzin

Defining fiduciary duty, Advisor's Edge Report, May 2010, by Philip Porado

And baby makes three, MoneySense Magazine, May 2010, by Julie Cazzin

The Financial Planning Standards Council relies on the volunteer efforts of CFP professionals (including David Burnie and Marc Lamontagne) to help us advance the profession and promote the value of financial planning to Canadians.

Ottawa families benefit in Gatineau, CBC News, March 2010, click here for radio interview, click here for TV interview

How to retire at 45, MoneySense Magazine, December 2009, by Julie Cazzin

 

 
 

 

2009

Family Profile, MoneySense Magazine, December 2009, by Julie Cazzin

Would you hire me if I recommended that? Excerpt from the book 52 Stories for 52 Weeks published by the Insurance Journal, December 2009, by Marc Lamontagne, CFP, R.F.P., FMA

Paying for advice? Your portfolio will thank you, The Globe and Mail, November 2009, by Rob Carrick

What do I do now? The recovery is upon us and it's time to start planning for the future, MoneySense Magazine, November 2009, by Rob Gerlsbeck

The $150,000 Surprise, MoneySense Magazine, October 2009, by Julie Cazzin

Family Profile, MoneySense Magazine, October 2009, by Julie Cazzin

Responding to HNW fears of scandals, Advisor.ca, September 2009, by Alison MacAlpine

Top tips from financial experts - Our experts' advice for the next decade, MoneySense Magazine, August 2009, by MoneySense staff

Finding a reputable financial adviser, Bankrate.ca, August 2009, by Diana Cawfield

Overcoming obstacles to fee-based business, Investment Executive TV - CIFPs conference, June 2010

Officers in distress, MoneySense Magazine, May 2009, by Julie Cazzin

Claiming names - What does it mean when advisors describe themselves, or their services, as fee-only, fee-for-service, or fee-based? Advisors Edge Report, February 2009, by Marc Lamontagne, CFP, R.F.P., FMA

Setting financial goals for 2009, Bankrate.ca, February 2009, by Amy Brown Bowers

Nortel pensioners and employees still looking for answers, CBC Radio, February 2009, by Julie Ireton (requires RealPlayer)

Solving retirees' RRIF withdrawal woes, Bankrate.ca, January 2009, by Diana Cawfield

 

 
 

 

2008

Family File Revisited, Financial Post Magazine, December 2008

Family Profile, MoneySense Magazine, November 2008, by Julie Cazzin

A Cracked Nest Egg, MoneySense Magazine, October 2008, by Julie Cazzin

How Things Work: is there a bear in your portfolio? Advisors Edge Magazine, October 2008, by Marc Lamontagne, CFP, R.F.P., FMA

Family Profile, MoneySense Magazine, Summer 2008, by Julie Cazzin

Family Profile, MoneySense Magazine, May 2008, by Julie Cazzin

Oh, give them a home, Financial Post Business, April 2008, by David Dias

Budget 2008: Capital investment will garner writedowns, Advisor.ca, February 2008, by Romana King and Philip Porado

 

 
 

 

2007

How to Survive a Windfall, Investment Executive's Money Planner, Fall 2007, by Wendy Cuthbert

Mutual Fund Fees - Are we paying too much? Paterson & Associates Special Report, June 2007, by Dave Paterson, CFA

 

 
   

2006

Canada's evolving mortgage market, Advisor.ca, October 2006, by Mark Brown

Karl's choice, Karl Warden is losing his job -- and his pension, National Post, September 2006, by David Dias

Second marriages add complexity to financial planning, Canadian Press, July 2006, by James Stevenson
 
Higher tuition costs demand tough strategies, Investment Executive, June 2006, by Wendy Cuthbert
 
Group education plans come under fire, Investment Executive, June 2006, by Wendy Cuthbert
 
 
Advice for lottery winners: Chill out, Toronto Star, April 2006, by Ellen Roseman
 
Field interview with Marc Lamontagne, TD Performance Magazine, April 2006, by Kevin Nishmas
 
Cash for Life winner calculates his golden future, Ottawa Citizen, March 2006, by Dave Rogers
 
The real estate debate: boom or bubble?, Advisor.ca, March 2006, by Steven Lamb
 
Book: New Frontiers of Research in Retirement, edited by Leroy Stone, Statscan, February 2006, Marc Lamontagne co-authors the concluding chapter
 
Tax workers, not retirees, Financial Post, February 2006, by Jonathan Chevreau

 

 

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