Market Volatility and the role of your financial advisor 2007 was a year of great uncertainty and market turmoil. Will 2008 deliver more of the same? Are you confident that your investment portfolio is well protected, or will fear and anxiety derail your financial plan in the coming year? To prepare you for the potential market volatility, Investment Planning Counsel has put together a spec...

Get Healthy in 2008 - Try these Friendship Exercises This is the time of year when we sit back and make our New Year's resolutions. Financial and physical health likely top the list of your New Year's resolutions. And if they do, you probably already have a financial plan and a resolution to exercise more and eat better. But one area we should add to our list as a vital factor in our overall w...

The year 2007 is destined to be a memorable one for investors. Volatility was a recurring part of the picture, triggered by fears over huge waves of US mortgage defaults, Chinese market bubbles, increases in oil prices leading to inflation and concerns around interest rates, and also by the strong Canadian dollar appreciation effect on global investments. To illustrate this volatility: the Dow Jo...