“Someone’s sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago” – Warren Buffett Bank of Canada Raises Overnight Rate to 1.50 Per Cent The Bank of Canada, as widely expected, hiked its benchmark interest rate on Wednesday. The rate now sits at 1.50 per cent. Two key growth engines –… Read More
Miles Zyblock, Chief Invesment Strategist with Dynamic Funds, released an interesting article this week. The summary is that the U.S. and Japan were entrenched in their own trade war during the 80s, which took 12 years to settle. Despite the trade tensions, it was a pretty good decade for markets. In other words, capital markets… Read More
“When you invest, you are buying a day that you don’t have to work” – Aya Laraya CSA Publishes New Mutual Fund Industry Proposals Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published a consultation paper of interest to investors of mutual funds. The paper contained three main proposals, all aimed at enhanced client protection. You can read our… Read More
This week, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published a consultation paper of interest to investors of mutual funds. The paper contained three main proposals: Prohibiting Deferred Sales Charge and Low Service Charge Loads Once a staple of the mutual fund industry, many advisors have begun to move away from DSC and LSC, as investment flexibility… Read More
“Never let facts get in the way of a good story” – Mark Twain Weekly Market Wrap-Up On Friday, US President Trump announced a 25 per cent tariff on strategically important Chinese imports, worth around $50 Billion, along with the threat of further tariffs should Beijing impose their own tariffs in kind. Chinese President Xi… Read More