What We Think – Page 9 – Surround Wealth Advisors

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TIME FOR AN ATTITUDE CHECK?

Covid-19 has changed a lot of things – some of them for the worse. But it also changed many of us for the better. Consider people’s attitude towards their will, for example. According to a survey done by Legalwills.ca in February 2021, Covid-19 influenced 53% of respondents to write or update their will in the...

September 23, 2021

The Longevity Economy by Joseph Coughlin

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HOW DO YOU INVEST IF YOU LIVE A LONG, LONG TIME?

Just prior to the pandemic, CI Financial CEO Kurt MacAlpine announced a long-term partnership with MIT professor Joseph Coughlin: a researcher of demographic change, founder of MIT Agelab and author of The Longevity Economy: Inside the World’s Fastest Growing, Most Misunderstood Market. As Kurt put it, “Joe Coughlin’s work is directly relevant to a critical...

September 23, 2021

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THINK YOU CAN TIME THE MARKET?

Think you can time the market? Even with the remarkable gyrations of the last 18 months, some people still do. But not me. In this new video (with a sharp new on-brand look!), I make my case. Do you buy it? By Adil Mohammed, CIM®, QAFP™, FCSI® Wealth Advisor

August 26, 2021

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CI FINANCIAL EARNS 2021 GREAT PLACE TO WORK® CERTIFICATION

We think that ours is a great place to work – and the experts agree! Check out this announcement from our parent company, CI Financial Corp. — TORONTO (August 12, 2021) – CI Financial Corp. (“CI”) (TSX: CIX; NYSE: CIXX) announces it has been certified as a Great Place to Work® after a thorough, independent...

August 26, 2021

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CI CLIENT LETTER JUNE 2021

The global economy continued to recover in June and July, helped by the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, U.S. fiscal stimulus programs and supportive monetary policies from the Fed and other major central banks. Here are a few updates on this past month’s notable market-related events. COVID-19 and market developments US., Canadian and global markets rallied...

July 27, 2021

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TURNS OUT YOU *CAN TAKE IT WITH YOU

You know what? As a species, we’ve done quite well in the pandemic – compared with past global calamities. Although the history of famine, plague and war in the first world has diminished substantially over the past 100 years at an exceptional rate, Covid was quite a shock to the whole global system, and is...

July 27, 2021

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I’D LIKE YOU TO THINK ABOUT YOUR HABITS

Gillian talks about how she overcame a somewhat embarrassing problem – with a powerful new habit. Watch the video and then read this month’s blogpost: Turns out you *can take it with you. You created new habits in lockdown. Which ones will you keep as the world reopens? By Gillian Stovel Rivers, MA, CFP®, CEA...

July 27, 2021

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THE RESULTS ARE IN!

Our vision is To have a close personal and professional connection with every one of our clients. Only in that way can we help them be wealthier in all the ways important to them. In order to one day achieve that level of connection, we have to understand our clients deeply. This year’s client satisfaction...

June 24, 2021

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ASSANTE RANKS NUMBER ONE IN CANADA

In the J.D. Power 2021 Canada Full-Service Investor Satisfaction Study, Assante Wealth Management has been ranked highest in overall investor satisfaction with full-service investment firms – including ranking first in trust. Click here for the press release, which includes comment from Assante president Sean Etherington, and from Kurt MacAlpine, the CEO of Assante’s parent company,...

June 24, 2021

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SHOULD WE GET CRAZY ABOUT INFLATION?

How much fun would it be to get paid for making bold predictions, and then never be held accountable when we’re wrong? If we really want to know the answer, we should be asking the talking heads on TV and online – the financial pundits whose job it is to make headlines by saying something,...

May 31, 2021