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Sep. 24, 2025

Question of the week: What are embedded commissions?

You may have heard the term embedded commission in the news recently. Following the release of CSA Notice 81-330, embedded commissions have been the talk of business and investing ...

Sep. 24, 2025

Question of the week: Are robo-advisers registered?

This is an interesting question because robo-advisers don’t actually exist. As we explained in our previous post on robo-advisers they are “a class of financial adviser that can pr...

Jun. 15, 2018

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day – June 15, 2018

First observed by the United Nations in 2012, World Elder Abuse Awareness Day recognizes that nearly every country across the globe will see a substantial growth in the number of o...

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Jun. 13, 2018

Question of the week: Do ICOs have disclosure requirements?

This is a difficult question to answer because most of the time the answer is yes. But, not always. Are we confusing you yet?Where some people get confused is in thinking that an I...

Question of the week: What are embedded commissions?

Question of the week: Are robo-advisers registered?

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day – June 15, 2018

Question of the week: Do ICOs have disclosure requirements?

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