Alison MacAlpine
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 4
- Latest publication
- Sep 11, 2026
- Outlet visibility, for Theglobeandmail
- Top 10K sites
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- Jul 15, 2026
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How high-net-worth families can get the most from RESPs (opens the original)
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At the end of 2025, registered education savings plans (RESPs) were deferring taxes on the growth of $98.6-billion in assets, with a 2022 Statistics Canada report highlighting the unsurprising fact that high-income families have significantly higher RESP balances. Although there’s consensus among advisors that wealthy families with children should have RESPs, how much to contribute – and when – as well as how to structure withdrawals are subject to debate. Two funding approaches tend to dominate
Challenges abound for Canadian business owners looking to move manufacturing to the U.S. (opens the original)
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Even before the latest round of tariff-focused headlines, many Canadian manufacturers were responding to trade uncertainty and the competitive pressures U.S. President Donald Trump imposed on Canada by moving production to the U.S. Now that the U.S. will introduce new 50-per-cent tariffs on Canadian alcohol, dairy and hundreds of additional products, interest is expected to intensify. “The recent announcement reinforces that tariffs are no longer viewed as a short-term issue and are instead beco
Ontario revised regulatory proposals tighten definition of life and health MGAs (opens the original)
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Revised proposals for new regulations under consideration for life and health managing general agents (L&H MGAs) address some shortcomings of previous proposals, but leave gaps in consumer protection, insurance industry experts say. Ontario’s Ministry of Finance opened a consultation period on July 3 for proposed amendments to the province’s Insurance Act, Section 407.2, focused on the licensing framework for L&H MGAs. The deadline for comments to be submitted through the Ministry’s Regulatory R
How AI is putting pressure on the advisor fee model (opens the original)
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Two years ago, the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization released the results of a survey that found 44 per cent of Canadians who sought financial guidance from finfluencers and social media believe they’re getting equally valuable information from these sources as from a traditional financial advisor. Adding salt to the wound, 12 per cent thought this information was more valuable. Now, artificial intelligence has entered the chat. So far, it hasn’t eclipsed the value of advice in the min
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