The Beacon Group of Assante Financial Management Ltd. is bringing jazz musicians and enthusiasts together to promote a growing musical community in Calgary with JazzYYC’s Illumin8 concert series.

The doorbell rings and an uninvited contractor tells the homeowner a repair is needed urgently and a payment is needed up front. Seniors are frequently targets for scams like these – they’re often home during the day and may be more trusting. Here are five popular scams to watch out for. 

Adult children are having a hard time financiallu. Work has become more precarious, wages have stagnated and housing prices continue to rise. Here's how you can help your children.

Your child must be at least 18 to open a TFSA, but even then, they may not have the resources to make a contribution. Here's a way to teach your child about the basics on investing.

For the 2016/2017 academic year, the average undergrad tuition in Canada was $6,373. But undergrads in dentistry paid $21,012; in medicine, $13,858; and in law, $11,385. The bottom line is that you may want to increase your savings target. Here are four strategies to help.

Many people share a few common concerns about retirement planning – the whims of the markets, longer life expectancies, or simply wishing to have enough to live comfortably in the future. With all that in mind, where can you find an extra boost to help you reach your retirement savings goal?

The most difficult dilemmas to solve are those with a strong rational and emotional case for either choice. That certainly applies to deciding between spending and saving, especially if the saving is for retirement. Is it okay to spend that money now? Or is now the time to invest those dollars and beef up your retirement savings?

This quarter, our wealth planning focus was on Finance’s proposed changes to the taxation of private corporations. We also heard from Peter Hofstra, Senior Portfolio Manager of Harbour Advisors on their Canadian Equity Value Pool.

Clients and members of the Assante Group of Seven Wealth Advisors were treated to a remarkable evening of music and art in appreciation of the one-year partnership between CI Assante Wealth Management and the McMichael Canadian Art Collection.

On July 18, 2017, the federal Department of Finance set out proposed tax changes that will significantly impact the taxation of virtually all private corporations in Canada.