Perspectives on Asia December 2014 by Robert Horrocks, PhD Over the next decade, I expect Asia’s economies to continue to raise living standards and to narrow the income gap between its own citizens and those in the U.S. or Europe. Why do I think this? Asia continues to have a high savings rate. A country… Read more »
Author: Robin Muir
Betting on Red
QV UPDATE Weekly Commentary | November 7, 2014 Vanessa Rohl, BComm | Wendy Booker-Urban, BA If I were a betting person, I’d put all my chips on “Mr. Johnny Hockey” and the Calgary Flames. Yes, you read that correctly. The team has finally secured a talent that has significantly upped the ante. My forecast for the… Read more »
Who Let The Bulls Out?
The following is courtesy BMO Capital Markets and is posted with permission. Douglas Porter, CFA, Chief Economist Let’s be entirely clear. Just a little more than two weeks ago, global financial markets were reeling, with the S&P 500 close to full correction terrain for the first time in nearly three years, the TSX was down… Read more »
Equity Market Correction At Hand
by Scott Booth, CFA The following is courtesy TD Asset Management and is posted with permission. Equity markets have been under pressure in recent weeks and volatility has increased as worries about the outlook for global economic growth, geopolitical tensions, the looming end of quantitative easing (QE3) and the uncertainty over the timing of rate hikes from the… Read more »
Oktobermess
The latest view on the economy by Douglas Porter, CFA, Chief Economist The following is courtesy BMO Capital Markets and is posted with permission. In a wild week for financial markets, the challenge was isolating the main cause of the growing angst. Broad concerns about the global economy are clearly the driver, but we have to be… Read more »
Manulife to acquire Canadian operations of Standard Life
$4 billion deal deepens insurer’s Quebec presence and expands investment capabilities globally By IE Staff | September 03, 2014 17:35 Manulife Financial Corp. (TSX:MFC) Wednesday evening announced that its subsidiary, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company (MLI), and Standard Life Oversea Holdings Limited, a subsidiary of Standard Life plc, have entered into an agreement under which MLI… Read more »
TD Asset Managment – The Year Ahead
The following is courtesy TD Asset Management and is posted with permission. That hum you heard in the background throughout 2013? That was emanating from the U.S. Treasury’s printing presses, which were running at full throttle to keep up with the $85 billion the U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed) was spending on long-term securities each month (“QE3”)…. Read more »
TD Asset Management – The Bottom Line
The following is courtesy TD Asset Management and is posted with permission. U.S. – POISED FOR A STRONGER YEAR AHEAD U.S. markets bid farewell to 2013 in style, with both the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial posting solid gains, and ending the year up an impressive 29.6% and 26.5%, respectively. U.S. Treasuries on the other hand, sold-off as… Read more »
Invis: Top Ten Mortgage Tips for 2014!
The following is courtesy Invis and is reprinted with permission. Your home may be the biggest investment you’ll ever make. That means you want to be smart with your mortgage. Although we can’t say for sure what mortgage rates will do – or how the housing market will shift – we have compiled our top… Read more »
Worldsource Financial Management – Fall 2013 Newsletter
It is very important not to tie your investment returns to a particular index. An index does not have emotions, nor does it have goals, taxes to pay, an income to generate, or a nest egg to save. Understanding how your financial plans integrate with your investment portfolio is of the utmost importance. Below is… Read more »