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Managing your Mortgage in Today’s Rising Rate Environment What’s happening with mortgage rates? On July 13, the Bank of Canada raised its benchmark interest rate by a full percentage point – the biggest hike since 1998 – in an attempt to cool off inflation, taking the rate to 2.5%. Major Canadian banks promptly raised their […]
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July 2022 Portfolio Management Team Update By Elvis Picardo, CFA, CIM, Portfolio Manager, iA Private Wealth July 15, 2022 Market & Economic Environment Global equity indices plunged in June, capping an exceptionally challenging first half of the year, as recession concerns escalated amid softening economic data and tighter monetary policy. The TSX Composite tumbled 9.0% […]
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The first half of 2022 was an exceptionally challenging period, as stocks and bonds plunged amid concerns about inflation, recession and rising interest rates. Our attached Model Portfolio Update reviews market and portfolio developments in the first half, and updates our outlook for the remainder of 2022. Model Portfolio Update 2022 First Half Review
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Save for Your Children and Yourself Using the Same Dollar As we near the end of another school year, many Canadian children will be graduating and moving into a post-secondary school/program in the fall. The children may or may not have a savings plan to help fund this education, and with the cost of everything […]
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June 2022 Portfolio Management Team Update By Elvis Picardo, CFA®, CIM®, Portfolio Manager, iA Private Wealth June 27, 2022 Market & Economic Environment The TSX traded marginally lower in May, while the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average were virtually unchanged over the month as a late surge erased earlier losses. The TSX Composite […]
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Save for Retirement or Pay off Debt? With inflation at 30-year highs, and interest rates increasing for the first time in decades to combat this inflation, you may find that your hard earned money isn’t going as far these days. For anybody that is trying to save for retirement while still paying off debt (whether […]
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