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August 2024 Portfolio Management Team Update

August 2024 Portfolio Management Team Update By Elvis Picardo, CFA®, CIM, Senior Portfolio Manager, iA Private Wealth August 13, 2024 Market Review Global equities surged to new highs in July as inflation concerns abated, before the worst bout of volatility since 2022 erupted in the first week of August, taking the S&P 500 to the […]

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July 2024 Portfolio Management Team Update

July 2024 Portfolio Management Team Update By Elvis Picardo, CFA®, CIM, Senior Portfolio Manager, iA Private Wealth July 29, 2024 Market Review Global equities turned in a mixed performance in June, with declines by the TSX Composite and most European bourses offset by gains in U.S. and Asian markets. The MSCI AC World Index’s 2.4% […]

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June 2024 Portfolio Management Team Update

June 2024 Portfolio Management Team Update By Elvis Picardo, CFA®, CIM, Senior Portfolio Manager, iA Private Wealth June 25, 2024 Market Review Global equities rebounded in May from the previous month’s decline that had interrupted five straight months of gains. While the TSX Composite reached an intra-day record high of 22,554.98 on May 21, continued […]

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May 2024 Portfolio Management Team Update

May 2024 Portfolio Management Team Update By Elvis Picardo, CFA®, CIM, Senior Portfolio Manager, iA Private Wealth May 17, 2024 Market Review Global equities fell in April after five straight months of gains, as concerns about sticky inflation and receding optimism about interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve sapped investor sentiment. However, markets have […]

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April 2024 Portfolio Management Team Update

April 2024 Portfolio Management Team Update By Elvis Picardo, CFA®, CIM, Senior Portfolio Manager, iA Private Wealth April 10, 2024 Market Review Global equities advanced for the fifth straight month in March, capping a stellar quarter for stocks and enabling the MSCI All-Country World Index to post a record high on the last trading day […]

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March 2024 Portfolio Management Team Update

March 2024 Portfolio Management Team Update By Elvis Picardo, CFA®, CIM, Senior Portfolio Manager, iA Private Wealth March 20, 2024 Market Review Global equities advanced for the fourth successive month in February, as growing confidence in a “soft landing” for most major economies took the MSCI All-Country World Index to a new high. The TSX […]

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