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  Our Services
  Replacing biases and gut feelings with data, logic and science. For more than 30 years, we have been putting financial science to work for investors by translating compelling research into real-world investment solutions. Learn more.
  Retirement Planning
  Feel excited about life during retirement.
  Estate Planning
  Plan for your family’s future with confidence.
  Insurance Planning
  Feel excited about life during retirement.
  Tax Strategies
  Effective tax strategies to reduce your tax while boosting your savings.
  Portfolio Management
  Helping you confidently use logic and science to beat the market rather than outguessing it.
  Transfer of Wealth
  Confidently prepare and transfer wealth from one generation to the next.
About
- Mega2
  About The McClelland Financial Group of Assante Wealth Management Ltd.
  Helping you achieve your financial goals using evidence-based investing, fuelled by relationships, not commissions.
  About Us
  Helping Canadian Families create wealth and prosperity through sound financial planning.
  Team
  Meet your award-winning advisory team.
  Why Choose Us?
  With so many financial advisors, why us?
  Community Involvement
  Our shared values.
Resources
- Mega3
  Resources
  Hot topics, need to know, and advice shared by our Financial Advisors.
  Articles
  Discover all the latest articles to help you become a more confident investor.
  Podcast
  The ThinkSmart Podcast.
  Videos
  Get quick and easy answers to all your financial concerns with Ask TMFG hosted by Carlo Cansino and John Iaconetti.
  Free Resources
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- Mega4
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  Access your accounts and set of financial tools.
  Box Online Account
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  TFSA vs. RRSP? Cash flow calculator? Check out our tools and calculators and start investing with confidence – whatever your goals are.

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A Little Known Fund Company That Keeps Fees Low

Amber Mazurkiewicz

October 29, 2012

As most people know, The McClelland Financial Group is a huge advocate of Dimensional Fund Advisors (“DFA”) and its unique investment philosophy. Rob Carrick, author of Portfolio Strategy for the Globe and Mail, just happens to agree. Take a look and see what he has to say about DFA and learn why this mutual fund company has grown its Canadian assets over 350% in the last 8 years.

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