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Competitors Innovate to Woo Your Clients
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Life after RRSPs
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Fitting An RDSP Into a Fincl Plan
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The Trustee you can't trust
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& Charles L.Stanley CFP, ChFC, AIF
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Plan sponsor held liable for miscommunication
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Ex-employees leave money on table
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A dozen ways people stay poor
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Individual, perk-filled pension plans
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Canadian HR Reporter
Angels can rescue ideas from oblivion
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Keep your eggs in different baskets
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Is there a process for selling your funeral service business?
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The Canadian Funeral Director Managazine
Change, change, change...Will it ever end?
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Advantages of selling to employees
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Orchestrating Family Firm Transitions - Succession Planning
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When individuality may not be best
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When Clients Age
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Advisor's Edge Report
Plan Well When Passing The Torch
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Making life less taxing for one's heir's
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PRENEED
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American Funeral Director Magazine
Plan for trouble before it occurs
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EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT (Individual Pension Plans)
By:Peter J. Merrick, BA, FMA, CFP, FCSI
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How to effectively sell a business
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Comparing RRSPs to their American Cousin
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2008 Federal Budget
Trust can lessen burden of disability
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CICA National Tax Conference 2007
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Keep clients from bolting offshore
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Successful Family Succession Planning
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Canadian Business Franchising Magazine
Think beyond traditional tax solutions
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Know Big Questions To Understand Clients
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Creative ways to use life insurance
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A way to bolster workplace health care
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A lasting way to protect the vulnerable
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Weather market storms with long-term plan
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The Wealthy Have Money Problems Too
By Peter J. Merrick, BA, FMA, CFP, FCSI and Charles Stanley, CFP, ChFC
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The Proposed Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP)
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Exceptional Family
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Nobody actually plans to fail
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Insure Protection for Client and Yourself
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Without guidance, windfalls go awry
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10 Reason's to Incorporate Your Business
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Trusts can help when tragedy strikes
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Financial planning should be core benefit
By: Peter J. Merrik, BA, FMA, CFP, FCSI
Canadian HR Reporter
Giving Your Employees Their Due
By: Peter J. Merrik, BA, FMA, CFP, FCSI
Ontario Dental Magazine
Responsibility, even risk, in trustee role
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Despite rising cost there is a creative option for employee healthcare
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Making the best out of government disability help
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Creative Alternatives are Available - Use RESPs for a developmentally delayed child
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Many Financial Pros Better at Sales Advice
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Financial Planning: Myth Number #9
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Don't skate on thin ice
By: Mort Shapiro & Peter Merrick
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A Trust Can Shield The Most Vulnerable People (Hensen Trusts)
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Risk Management: Key Person Insurance
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Public Speaking: Finding One's Own Voice!
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Employee Profit Sharing Plans
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Canadian MoneySaver
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The Benefits of Individual Pension Plans
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The Canadian Securities Institute's announcement of Its IPP course
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What you need to know about Life Insurance - dispelling the public misconceptions!
By: Peter J. Merrik, BA, FMA, CFP, FCSI
The Canadian Funeral Director Magazine
Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP)
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Included a Financial Plan with a Seperation Agreement
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Group Benefits and Pensions
By: Peter Merrick & Andrew Duckman
Pension and Benefit Monitor
There is no excuse for failing to take charge
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Often Overlooked Employee Profit Sharing Plans
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Catch The IPP Wave
By: Peter J. Merrik, BA, FMA, CFP, FCSI
CA Magazine
Individual Pension Plans no longer a rare breed
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Employee Profit Sharing Plans Often Overlooked
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Professionalreferrals.ca
Often Overlooked Preparing for Business Retirement
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Due Diligence: Romance, love and the pursuit of happiness
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10 Credit - Proofing Business Strategies
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Canadian MoneySaver
IPP: Growing in popularity
An IPP is a sound business decision for all business owners and top executives
who have historically maximized their RRSP and have the income to support a
more aggressive tax deferral arrangement
By: Peter J. Merrik, BA, FMA, CFP, FCSI
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Capital pool concept is gaining market traction
By: James Sbrolla & Peter J. Merrick, BA, FMA, CFP, FCSI
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IPPs Becoming Retirement Plan Of Choice!
By: Peter J. Merrik, BA, FMA, CFP, FCSI
Benefits And Pensions Monitor
Misconceptions can cause unnecessary hardships - Insurers go bust
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Individual Pension Plans: A Rich Man's RRSP
By: Peter J. Merrik, BA, FMA, CFP, FCSI
Canadian MoneySaver
Responsible Investing
By: Peter J. Merrick, BA, FMA,CFP, FCSI
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21st Century Cost Containment for Rising Group Insurance Premiums
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ProfessionalReferrals.ca
Financial Planning for Business Owners
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Canadian Money Saver
ABCs of Individual Pension Plans
By: Peter J. Merrik, BA, FMA, CFP, FCSI
The Financial Planner, CCH Canada Limited
Risk Management: Long-Term Care Insurance
Owning long-term care insurance can take away the financial insecurity that may accompany old age
By: Peter J. Merrik, BA, FMA, CFP, FCSI
The Bottom Line
Risk Management: Life Insurance
By: Peter J. Merrik, BA, FMA, CFP, FCSI
Dental Practice Management
Risk Management: Critical Illness Insurance
By: Peter J. Merrik, BA, FMA, CFP, FCSI
AORTA
Creditor protection is often over looked
Creditor protection strategies for small business owners
By: Peter J. Merrik, BA, FMA, CFP, FCSI
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Making a case for managed money
By: Peter J. Merrik, BA, FMA, CFP, FCSI
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Risk Management: Disability Insurance
The most important point in the disability contract is the definition of disability
By: Peter J. Merrik, BA, FMA, CFP, FCSI
Canadian Business Franchise
Financial and Tax Tips for Dentists
Tax-saving ideas available to certain professionals
By: Peter J. Merrik, BA, FMA, CFP, FCSI
Ontario Dental Magazine
Fees
Investing large sums of money or just dabbling in the TSX, it matters how one pays for financial advice
By: Peter J. Merrik, BA, FMA, CFP, FCSI
The Ontario Dental Magazine
Severance, Inheritance called the new windfall
By: Peter J. Merrik, BA, FMA, CFP, FCSI
The Bottom Line
The Pension Problem - are defined benefit pension plans safe?
By: Peter J. Merrik, BA, FMA, CFP, FCSI
HR Professional
Are Your Self-Employed Hygienists Really Your Employees
By: Peter J. Merrik, BA, FMA, CFP, FCSI
The Journal of the Canadian Dental Association
Self-Employment growth called an opportunity knocking
By: Peter J. Merrik, BA, FMA, CFP, FCSI
The Bottom Line
Individual Health & Welfare Trust
By Peter Merrick, BA, FMA, CFP, FCSI
MD Canada Magazine
Controlling Corporate Healthcare Costs
By Peter J. Merrick, BA, FMA, CFP, FCSI
The Bottom Line
Rising Healthcare Expenses Have Employees Grappling What to Do With Benefit Plans
By Peter J. Merrick, BA, FMA, CFP, FCSI
Canadian HR Reporter National Journal
Individual Pension Plans
By Peter J. Merrick, BA, FMA, CFP, FCSI
CA Magazine
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Retirement Compensation Arrangements Part 1
By Peter J. Merrick, BA, FMA, CFP, FCSI
The Lawyers Weekly
Retirement Compensation Arrangements Part 2
By: Peter J. Merrik, BA, FMA, CFP, FCSI
Lawyers Weekly
Asset Allocation
By: Peter J. Merrik, BA, FMA, CFP, FCSI
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Individual Financial Plan Should Be Core Benefit
By Peter J. Merrick, BA, FMA, CFP, FCSI
The Lawyers Weekly
Financial Planning 101
By Peter J. Merrick, BA, FMA, CFP, FCSI
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Want to be rich? Find out what everyone else is doing, and do the exact opposite!
Tax-saving ideas available to certain professionals
By: Peter J. Merrik, BA, FMA, CFP, FCSI
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Top 14 Financial & Tax Year-End Planning Ideas
Financial management for dental practices
By: Peter J. Merrik, BA, FMA, CFP, FCSI
Dental Practice Management
Managing Your Money Well: The 12 Blunders Canadians Make With Their Money
By Peter J. Merrick, BA, FMA, CFP, FCSI
The Bay Street Times
Include a Financial Plan with Seperation Agreements
By Peter J. Merrick, BA, FMA, CFP, FCSI
Lawyers Weekly
The Work Manifesto For The 21st Century: New Rules For The New Economy
By Peter J. Merrick, BA, FMA, CFP, FCSI
The Bay Street Times
Ending pension discrimination against your organization's MVPs
By:Peter J. Merrick, BA, FMA, CFP, FCSI
Canadian HR Reporter Journal
Read This Article Before Becoming An Independent Consultant
By Peter J. Merrick, BA, FMA, CFP, FCSI
Computer World Canada
Social Responsible Investing
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Stock Options Still A Viable Alternative
By Peter J. Merrick, BA, FMA, CFP, FCSI
Computer World Canada
Social Responsible Investing: 20% of the population are demanding it!
By Peter J. Merrick, BA, FMA, CFP, FCSI
The Bay Street Times
The ABC's of Severance Packages: Is Your Company Prepared?
By Peter J. Merrick, BA, FMA, CFP, FCSI
Canadian HR Reporter Journal
Are Defined Benefit Pension Plans Safe
By Peter J. Merrick, BA, FMA, CFP, FCSI
The Bottom Line
Pension Liability: Capital Accumulation Plans
By Peter J. Merrick, BA, FMA, CFP, FCSI
Lexisnexis
Another Option For Retirement Savings
Another option for retirement savings
By Peter J. Merrick, BA, FMA, CFP, FCSI
Canadian HR Reporter Journal
CCRA could find that your independent consultants are actually your employees: how your company is not left with the tax bill
By Peter J. Merrick, BA, FMA, CFP, FCSI
Canadian HR Reporter Journal
Backlogs Cause Canada To Lose Thousands Of Business Class Immigrants: Part 1
By Peter J. Merrick, BA, FMA, CFP, FCSI
Lawyers Weekly
Backlogs Cause Canada To Lose Thousands Of Business Class Immigrants: Part 2
By Peter J. Merrick, BA, FMA, CFP, FCSI
Lawyers Weekly
Saving for the future, one step at a time
People can be retired for up to a third of their lifetime so an RRSP plan is more important than ever
By Naomi Carniol
The Star
Join against pension ruling, victims urged
Court decision could be devastating for retirees setting up a business
By James Daw
The Star
Budget 2008: Capital investment will garner writedowns
By Romana King and Philip Porado
Advisor.ca
Budget 2009: Modest tax-planning opportunities for retirees
By Mark Noble
Advisor.ca
Problems abound with personal lending
By Mark Noble
Advisor.ca
Will new tax free savings accounts rival RRSPs?
By Parminder Parmar
CTVNews
Staying home with the kids can prove costly at tax time. Who's to blame?
By Katherine Macklem
Macleans
Recruiters dispel myths about how headhunting industry works
By Krysty Pryma
It World Canada
The Individual Pension Plan is a godsend for business owners.
By Rick Spence
Canadianbusiness.com
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