Luft Financial | Elevate your Wealth | Vancouver Wealth Management firm
A week ago – on March 20, to be precise – the U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) confirmed one of the most remarkable turnarounds in its monetary stance in years. Specifically, the Fed reiterated that it would be patient in making future adjustments to its benchmark interest rate. Concurrently, the median projection of Fed officials […]
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The Bank of Canada “(BoC” or “the Bank”) left its benchmark overnight rate unchanged at 1.75% on January 9, providing temporary relief to Canadians who have been grappling with rising interest costs for the past 18 months (Figure 1) on near-record levels of debt. Click here to read our latest market bulletin.
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Investors will doubtless be glad to see the back of 2018, a year when nothing seemed to work – stocks, bonds, commodities, preferred shares. Almost every asset class finished in the red for the year, in sharp contrast to 2017, when most investments generated sizeable returns amid record-low volatility. Click here to read our latest market […]
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Upside /downside capture ratios indicates by how much a portfolio or fund has outperformed its benchmark during periods of market strength and weakness respectively. An upside capture ratio of over 100 indicates that the fund generally outperformed the benchmark during positive market periods, while a downside capture ratio of less than 100 indicates that the […]
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As long-term investors, we have learnt that it pays to stick to your investment plan and not get swayed by market volatility or negative headlines.
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