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By now we may have experienced an “official” bear market which is defined as a temporary correction in the equity markets of 20% or more. As always, at this point in the market cycle, with fear in the air…there’s lots to debate and little to resolve. There are,...
Some investors may view others moving towards a new investment idea as a “rush” and a great chance to cash in on a hot new industry. The classic investor emotion of “fear of missing out” has yet again taken control of those looking to invest in the soon-to-be...
The more we watch the media the more important it is to remind ourselves of what constitutes proven investment truths. We would like to give credit to an article by Ben Carlson at www.wealthofcommomsense.com for putting together 36 investment truths that serve as a...
I recently read Richard Thaler’s book called “Misbehaving” which reviews the history and studies done within the field of Behaviourial Economics – how human behaviour (regarding financial decisions) affects people and the economy. Richard coined a phrase called...
Watching the constant flow of positive and negative news unfold over the last 20 years has made a number of things very clear to us. First of all, no one really knows what’s going on in the markets in the short term. I remember listening to a very well-respected...
Dr. Andrew Lo, a finance professor at MIT, recently shared his thoughts on a long-term, buy and hold strategy in an interview on MarketWatch: “Buy and Hold might sound like good advice because on paper when you take a look at the S&P over the last 10, 20 or 30...
In the quest to grow wealth, many people believe they have to seek out the highest possible return for a given level of risk. However, our experience has taught us that most investors often overlook their real objective… which is to generate the most money after tax....
ETF’s or Exchange Traded Funds have grown significantly over the past decade to the point where they are now a mainstream product. We are often answering questions about ETF’s so we thought we would provide an update here: First: What is an ETF? In general, most ETFs...
We have found that many accountants and most people are unaware of the significant advantages available to non RRSP investors when investing via Corporate Class Funds. Tax time is a perfect time of year to review the tax you are paying and look for ways to pay less....
Don't try to predict the future. A little more than a decade ago: Greece was strong. Russia was bankrupt. Oil cost $13 a barrel. AOL dominated the Internet. Smart economists thought the government would pay off the national debt by 2009. Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL ) was a...
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As we talk to investors, we find that many of them behave the same way. That is they behave like speculators and primarily focus on the price of what they own. They forget to look “under the hood”...
Like most of you across the country, we’ve been following the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine and our thoughts remain with all the families affected by these seemingly unconscionable actions. Events...