• Home
  • News & Updates

News & Updates

May 10, 2023
FP Canada launches core curriculum: What does it mean for BCC? — Jason’s Corner

In April, FP Canada announced that it is soon going to be offering Core and Advanced Curriculum in support of CFP® and QAFP™ certification. Since then, I’ve had many questions from current and former students, and a couple from prospective students, about what this means for BCC. First, I appreciate…

Read more

Latest

May 10, 2023

FP Canada launches core curriculum: What does it mean for BCC? — Jason’s Corner

In April, FP Canada announced that it is soon going to be offering Core and Advanced Curriculum in support of CFP® and QAFP™ certification. Since then, I’ve had many questions…
Read more
April 17, 2023

What are seg fund guarantees worth? – Jason’s Corner

Segregated funds generally have 3 stated advantages, compared to mutual funds: Creditor protection, if a parent, spouse, child, grandchild, or any irrevocable beneficiary is named. The ability to bypass probate…
Read more
March 10, 2023

Register now for our inaugural CE Week!

Last month, I talked about our upcoming CE Week, featuring a variety of topics. I asked our marketing team (Alex, Liz, Devesh, and Tiffany) to put together a website to…
Read more
February 6, 2023

Introducing BCC’s 5-Day CE Extravaganza – Jason’s Corner

Over the past few years, we’ve been running Continuing Education sessions as a combination of podcast episodes, ½ day sessions once per month, and recorded content. All this is available…
Read more
January 6, 2023

Why Hold Bonds in a Portfolio? – Jason’s Corner

Over the last few months, I’ve heard a lot of concerns about bond performance in 2022. Many students have been left asking questions like, “Why hold bonds if they are…
Read more
December 7, 2022

Ethics and Professional Responsibility Credits – Jason’s Corner

We are nearing the end of the year, and it’s time to make sure you have all your continuing education in good order. I find most advisors have sufficient credits…
Read more
October 14, 2022

Associations and Memberships – Jason’s Corner

I belong to several different organizations and try to attend a wide variety of conferences. Those who follow me on Twitter (@jasonwattbcc) know that I recently attended two very interesting…
Read more
September 13, 2022

Continuing Education with BCC – Jason’s Corner

It’s September, the start of the school year, and time to start thinking about education. We’ve taken a good look at our Continuing Education offerings and I have some updates.…
Read more
August 4, 2022

Regulatory Updates: FP Canada and Insurance Council of BC – Jason’s Corner

Given that our theme for this quarter is compliance and regulation, it’s timely that I have the chance to talk about two regulatory changes. Both are welcome changes that will…
Read more
Load more