Category: 2016

Good day, US markets have reached all-time highs this week with the TSX not far behind. The charts for US markets show similar levels about 18 months back and much longer for the TSX so, despite the hype, markets haven’t made much progress during this time. A couple of years ago I wrote that given […]

Good day, Markets have cooled somewhat this week but have maintained last week’s post-election highs. Investors continue to show economic growth optimism given Trump’s infrastructure spending and tax cut promises. Janet Yellen of the US Fed spoke publicly this week and pretty much confirmed our belief that the Fed will raise interest rates in December. […]

Good day, The outcome of last night’s US presidential election came as a surprise to many around the world. It seems there were a lot of closet Trump supporters given his strong win. The surprise results sparked a global market selloff last night to the point where US Dow Jones futures were down some 800 […]

Good day, With the debate over a potential Fed rate hike, we’re closely watching the bond market and global yield activity. One of our fixed income portfolio managers is Christine Horoyski of 1832 Asset Management, who manages a portion of our fixed income mandate in both of our model portfolios. Christine has held some of […]

Happy Friday, On Lake Okanagan in BC, there’s a spot halfway down the lake where many go to jump off the rock formations into the lake. The cliff is about 25 feet high and ropes have been affixed on the opposite side to help swimmers climb to the jump spot. While it’s not overly difficult […]

Good day, Many of us remember the high-interest-rate environment of the 1980s where mortgage rates topped 18% and government bonds paid as high as 10-12%. Although this was a period of exceptionally high-interest rates, prior to the late 1990’s bonds were purchased to generate income and keep volatility low, while stocks were purchased for price […]