What Is Discretionary Fund Management? A Guide to DFM and Discretionary Portfolio Management

Discretionary fund management (DFM) is a professional investment service where a portfolio manager makes day to day investment decisions on behalf of a client, within an agreed strategy.
Generational Wealth Planning: How to Preserve, Protect and Transfer Wealth With Purpose

Generational wealth planning is about helping a family understand what their wealth is meant to do, how it should be protected and how future generations can be prepared to receive it responsibly.
What Is Wealth Management? How Integrated Wealth Planning Supports Affluent Families

Wealth management is the ongoing work of organizing, protecting and growing a family’s financial life with purpose.
AI & Financial Planning

Artificial intelligence is changing how financial planning works – and at Access, we want you to understand exactly how.
Understanding Performance Returns

When you open your investment statement, you may notice two performance numbers that look surprisingly different – even though they describe the same account over the same period. That’s not a mistake…
Your Home May Not Be Your Best Investment

It’s one of the most deeply held beliefs in Canada: that owning a home is the smartest investment you can make. But what if the math doesn’t actually back that up?
When Volatility Returns: positioning over reaction

Volatility has returned to markets, and with it the familiar temptation to do something – anything – in response. But what should you do?