Guides and updates on Canadian licensing: LLQP, CIRO's proficiency model, CFP/QAFP and insurance careers, from BCC's instructors.
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Education and Designations
With fall right around the corner, it’s time to start thinking about the CFP® and QAFP™ exams coming up this November. Like previous years, candidates will have the option to write their exam in-person at a designated testing centre, but they also have the option of writing their exam in
Education and Designations
We are just around the corner from a return to school, whatever that will look like. For many students (and possibly their parents as well), it’s time to start thinking about how to pay for the return to school. The Canada Student Loans program is likely the best-known financing source for students.
Newsletters
In the past, my newsletter articles have been geared towards explaining the LLQP process. But life changes for all of us with me being no exception. After 38 years in this business, I will be retiring at the end of this year. I started in the industry as a life
Financial Planning
The Income Tax Act permits the deduction of child care expenses under certain circumstances. A quick summary of those rules: Only the lower earner in the household can deduct the expenses. For a separated couple, the same rule applies receiving child support can deduct the expenses. There are some exceptions,
Newsletters
I am back this month talking about LLQP. As with all things in life right now, the LLQP process is greatly impacted by Covid-19. About mid-March, all provincial jurisdictions in Canada stopped offering the opportunity to write provincial exams. Not knowing how long this would last, we allowed people to
Newsletters
In late April, we hosted our 12th annual Group Insurance Symposium. We normally run this session live in Edmonton each April and again live in Calgary each October. This is a two-day event designed for those who make their home in the group benefits space to obtain their CE credits
Insurance and Risk Management
Since the fall of 2019, BCC’s financial planning Core Curriculum classes have adjusted to include all content from the FP Canada Institute™ Financial Planning Body of Knowledge (FP-BoK). The FP-BoK is a robust attempt to describe all the technical knowledge required of a financial planning professional. The FP-BoK includes the
Newsletters
Below is a case study I wrote for the United Way to demonstrate the value of a program they operate here in Edmonton. This is a true story – only the name of the program participant has been changed. If this type of work is interesting to you, we have
Education and Designations
I am back to discussing insurance agent licensing, but wow, we are certainly in interesting times. As an organization, Business Career College is trying to react positively and responsibly to the crisis. When we transitioned to online/digital learning for most of our programs about a decade ago, I, as a seasoned
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