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Chapter 1: The Personal Financial Planning Process in Canada

In this section

  • The Financial Planning Business Today
    Explore how financial planning in Canada has evolved into a professional, technology-driven field encompassing regulatory oversight, collaboration, and continuing education.
  • Ethics and Financial Advisors
    Explore the essential principles and practical guidelines of ethical conduct in financial advisory, including integrity, professionalism, and client-centric practices.
  • Your Responsibility to Your Clients
    Explore the core principles of client-centric financial planning, including fiduciary-like duties, data security, privacy obligations, and ongoing portfolio management.
  • Identifying Your Client’s Goals
    Learn how to clarify, prioritize, and structure short-, medium-, and long-term financial goals to build a holistic, flexible personal financial plan in Canada.
  • Determining Your Client’s Risk Profile
    Explore how to evaluate and align a client's objective and subjective risk appetite, ensuring suitable investments and strategies for their financial goals.
  • The Financial Planning Process
    Explore the six-step, client-centric financial planning process recognized by leading Canadian organizations. Learn how to establish strong client relationships, set SMART goals, develop tailored recommendations, implement plans, and monitor progress.
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