News & Commentary

Stock markets around the globe were in rally mode during the first month of 2019 after falling flat on their faces during last year’s final quarter. Investors took comfort in a more dovish tone from the U.S. Federal Reserve as well as the Bank of Canada, where the heads of the respective banks indicated interest […]

Market & Economic Environment: Investors worldwide heaved a collective sigh of relief as global equities rebounded strongly with their best January performance in 30 years, after a December plunge that had capped the worst year for stocks in a decade. The TSX surged 8.5% in January as all 11 of its sectors advanced, led by […]

I recently attended the 13th annual iA Securities Year Ahead Investment Conference in Toronto featuring some of the top investment minds from both within and outside of my organization. The purpose of the event was to help attendees get a better sense of what we should be expecting from financial markets in 2019 by showcasing […]

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Market & Economic Environment:  December capped the worst year for global equities since 2008, as the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 9.2% and 8.7% respectively for their biggest declines in that month since 1931. With November’s gains only providing a temporary respite from the broad selloff that commenced in October, most major […]

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 […]