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It’s an oft-quotes curse: May you live in interesting times. While the Canadian equity market seems far from cursed lately, it is going through “interesting times”—and the curse could be just around the corner.
By Staff |February 29, 2012
2 min read
While there won’t be much of a pick-up in U.S. growth in the near future, the American economy is not falling apart. There's no better time to bet back into equities, says Paul Quinsee, CIO at JP Morgan Asset Management.
February 1, 2012
3 min read
The average retail investor is notorious for trying to time the market—and for doing a remarkably poor job at it. Rather than wait for incontrovertible evidence of a bull market, your clients should probably be getting back into risk assets now.
By Staff |January 26, 2012
Industry
Food sector offers appetizing investment opportunities
By Chip Brian |November 1, 2011
The Toronto stock market closed deep in the red on more worries that a planned bailout for Greece will fail and lead to a government debt default.
September 28, 2011
4 min read
Advisors now face the challenge of reassessing not only their clients’ risk tolerance levels, but also the nature of risk itself, thanks to the downgrade of U.S. debt to below AAA.
By Harper Fraze |September 1, 2011
6 min read
Canadians equity market came alive this morning as the nation woke up to the news of Osama bin Laden's assassination in a dusty little town in faraway Pakistan.
By Vikram Barhat |May 2, 2011
Dividend-paying equities can be a great choice for long-term investors willing to forgo immediate returns in favour of substantial returns later. Once denigrated as the province of widows and orphans, dividend-paying stocks are being seen in a new light by investors who have weathered the highly volatile stock market of the past decade.
By Hersh Cohen |April 6, 2011
National Bank Financial Group is launching a new stock index comprised exclusively of Quebec-based companies. “This index meets the need expressed my many investors, individuals or industry professionals alike, looking for an economical and efficient way to track the performance of Quebec-based companies,” said Jean-Philippe Cousineau, managing director, shares and co-director, institutional stocks, National Bank […]
By Staff |March 1, 2011
1 min read
Dividend-paying equities can be a great choice for long-term investors willing to forgo immediate returns in favour of substantial returns later. Once denigrated as the province of widows and orphans, dividend-paying stocks are being seen in a new light by investors who have weathered the highly volatile stock market of the past decade. Turning to […]
By Staff |February 1, 2011
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