- Canadian & U.S broad market performance year-to-date.
- U.S. Estate Tax – and you?
- U.S. Mid-term elections November 6th
- Parking downtown – a few options
Energy, Trade and Politics…
Corporate tax cuts ignited the U.S. stock market last year which since, has been an earnings driven story, now facing potential headwinds from escalating trade tensions with… well, everybody.
Best,
Rob Hunter
Finding it difficult to keep up with the seesaw in the market lately?
It is a lot easier to get income (good dividend yield) in Canada than growth right now. The TSX (Canadian broad market index) is up +0.50% in the last 12 months and down nearly 4% year-to-date. Canada (S&P/TSX Composite) represents a great market for income investors but currently offering poor growth of capital…
10% corrections historically should occur almost every year – however, this is only the second in a nine year bull market so investors may not be used to them. You might recall the last correction of 10% occurred around the same time of the year, in Jan/Feb of 2015. When we do get a bigger correction, it is usually a result of perceived change in the economy though the degree of volatility last week with 500pt+ swings within a single day’s trading session, suggests that computer trading has been behind much of that.
Click here to read the February 2018 Market Update
Best,
Rob Hunter