Volatility

Riding the market rodeo in retirement

Retirees, like many other clients, can be emotional and extremely reactive to market shocks. how can their advisors prepare to handle frequent fluctuations in their mood and needs in such tumultuous times?

By Vikram Barhat |August 22, 2011

3 min read

Managing volatility: Inside one wrap

When volatility spikes, even your best clients are bound to get a little nervous. But that’s why they engaged your services in the first place, not to mention those of the professional money managers you deal with. Over the past decade, managed solutions, or wraps, have proven popular with financial advisors because they allow a […]

By Staff |August 9, 2011

2 min read

Coping with oil price volatility

Recent oil price volatility has raised concerns about managing portfolio risk, particularly when oil and Energy occupies a significant weighting on the TSX 60 and Composite -approximately 27%.

By Rayann Huang |May 17, 2011

5 min read

Time to diversify beyond Canada’s resources

The past few trading sessions have demonstrated the dangers of being too concentrated in the commodity-heavy TSX. While global growth is expected to continue, demand for metals and energy has a tendency to fall off when there’s a whiff of inflation. The commodity play has been extremely lucrative for Canadian investors for the better part […]

By Staff |April 13, 2011

3 min read