Monthly Perspectives

Coming out of the Financial Crisis, the past 15 years have been a wonderful span for anyone invested in the US stock markets.

One of the more interesting developments in financial markets over the last few months is that, despite the significant and growing potential for changes in US economic policy to negatively impact Canada, domestic stocks and bonds have held up remarkably well. Case in point,…

‘tis once again year-end and things are okay,with stock markets up in a material way. And though the tide may not be lifting all boats,far more stocks than just seven are hitting high notes. So, solid gains have been registered all over the earth,broadly…

World equity markets have seen some sizeable moves in recent weeks. Investors observing these shifts may feel tempted to quickly enter and exit the market to avoid major losses and capitalize on sharp rallies.

For those who tuned out the financial news to enjoy the warm summer weather, it would appear that it was a quiet August for markets.

In the face of price swings, investors are well served to remind themselves of the Rolling Stones’ classic, “Time is on my side.”

Don’t be buying a plutonium fission reactor powering a flux capacitor to launch your DeLorean to manage your portfolio. Instead, take a moment to read this for a good summary of the past, present and maybe the future of markets.

It is notoriously difficult to beat the performance of broad equity market benchmarks, and keeping up with the market becomes even more difficult when performance is narrow rather than broad.

Don’t be buying a plutonium fission reactor powering a flux capacitor to launch your DeLorean to manage your portfolio. Instead, take a moment to read this for a good summary of the past, present and maybe the future of markets.

Money market funds have experienced a surge of inflows in recent years.

Tis once again almost year-end and time to review the tumultuous past months that saw more than a few…

At end of Q1’23, consumers accumulated record savings of C$2.06T in currency and deposits. Fixed-term deposits (i.e., GICs), have also spiked and stand at C$647B, also a new record.

A goal for putting idle money into financial markets is to generate returns. Placing $1 under a mattress today is unlikely to buy the same goods next year.

“Time in,” not “timing” the market is the key to building wealth in the long-run — markets may lose their footing temporarily, but history shows they [gain] traction again.

Once again, a last-minute deal to raise the US debt limit and avoid a default has been reached. While this game of political “chicken” seems to occur with regular frequency

One of the more fascinating things about stock markets is how much they can move on a daily basis despite how little the underlying fundamentals, specifically the…

There has been a lot of attention on interest rates over the last year, and understandably so, given that 12 months ago marked the starting point for …

Investors could not really be blamed for eschewing a focus on risk management in their investment portfolios over the last decade, as the pre-pandemic backdrop of persistent growth…