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Two former CIBC executives are to be paid nearly $25 million as part of their retirement packages. Canadians may wish to start asking themselves if the services and products they pay for are serving them or the banks.

In 2005, W. Chan Kim and Renée Maubourgne wrote The Blue Ocean Strategy, a business management book that sought to change how companies competed. Their main argument was that a company needed to move from the “red ocean,” where it is engaged in bloody and ruthless...

There are 9 critical factors you must consider when thinking about your long-term investments. Ignoring them can lead to costly outcomes, while implementing them together will help you reach your personal financial goals and increase your odds of creating a...

To ensure a prosperous and financially secure future, we need to understand the potential roadblocks that can prevent us from succeeding. All too often, investors rush to implement a solution or buy an investment hoping that it will fill the gap created by previous...

You wouldn’t prepare to build a new home or renovate your existing one without first thinking through your vision, drawing up architectural plans, selecting the right contractors and tradespeople, and planning ahead for possible budget overruns and surprises. Yet...

In speaking with clients and investors, most of the conversations revolve around investing. Managing your portfolio (which we do with an IPS) is a crucial part of our work, but it must be seen as part of the big picture. A personal financial plan is just as...