Aug 31, 2018 | Investing
While the bull run isn’t over yet, investors are making moves—or considering moves—in their equity positions. “We decided it was best to take one step in becoming a bit more conservative at this point in time,” says a weekly Richardson GMP market insight report....
Aug 17, 2018 | Investing
Investors should handle the “danger zone” months with care as the markets enter their most vulnerable period. Brooke Thackray, research analyst at Horizons ETFs, said that August and September have been the weakest months of the year for the S&P 500 from 1950 to...
Aug 9, 2018 | Investing
Suzanne Yar Khan / July 30, 2018 Ask most advisors about stocks, bonds and commodities, and they’ll likely give you a detailed answer. But when it comes to investing in currencies, there’s a knowledge gap in the industry, says Tyler Mordy, president and CIO of...
Aug 3, 2018 | Investing
Staff, with files from The Associated Press / August 1, 2018 Investors experienced more volatility in the first half of 2018, but market volatility obscures a fundamentally sound investment picture, says HSBC in a monthly outlook report for Canada. While trade...
Jul 26, 2018 | Investing
BY ROMA LUCIW Buying a cottage is most often an emotional purchase of an idyllic family haven — so don’t kid yourself into thinking it’s also a sound financial investment. Financial planner Caroline Nalbantoglu describes owning a recreational...
Jul 21, 2018 | Investing
The investment community and the financial media tend to obsess over interest rates—the cost someone pays for the use of someone else’s money— and with good reason. When the Bank of Canada sets the target for the rates at which banks borrow from and lend to each...
