From the Mid-November 2012 issue of Investment Executive newspaper. Treading carefully in RRSPs; moving nervous clients out of cash; women investors; grey divorce; mortgages; seg funds; and much more.
November 8, 2012
From the Mid-November 2012 issue of Investment Executive newspaper. Treading carefully in RRSPs; moving nervous clients out of cash; women investors; grey divorce; mortgages; seg funds; and much more.
November 8, 2012One-third of all wealth in North America now is controlled by women. And that percentage is increasing by 8% annually, according to a recent study conducted by Bank of Montreal (BMO). But when it comes to retirement planning, the BMO survey also found, women are less likely to be as prepared as their male counterparts. […]
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