Finding it difficult to keep up with the seesaw in the market lately?
Market Update – March 2018
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…
Market Update – February 2018
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.
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Best,
Rob Hunter
Current Market Context
The S&P 500 fell more than 5 percent just six trading days after reaching an all-time high.
February 5, 2018
Financial Focus – Winter 2018
2017: A turnaround year for Canada
Considering that the Canadian economy was recently a laggard, the speed and magnitude of the economic rebound are remarkable.