Outlook 2013

How the economy and investments will perform in the coming year. From the Mid-January 2013 issue of Investment Executive newspaper.

January 14, 2013

Less buoyant demand for resources

Many global strategists and portfolio managers think resources are entering a new phase in which demand will grow, albeit not at the frenetic pace that kept pushing energy and mining share prices higher in the past decade. That doesn’t mean commodity prices will drop significantly, but it does suggest that we may not see sustained […]

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Sound, but unspectacular

The domestic financial services sector is chock full of solid performers however, it is quite unlikely that financial services stocks will outperform other sectors in the year to come

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Looking beyond banks and energy

Many sectors, from consumer staples to telecommunications to small-caps, offer opportunities for the careful and well-informed investor who is willing to move outside of the traditional heavyweights of the Canadian investing landscape

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Future hinges on U.S.

Reaction to the "fiscal cliff" deal worked out on New Year's Eve will influence the global outlook. Will U.S. companies reinvest in their businesses or sit on their mountains of cash?

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Reducing risk in client portfolios

Anemic growth is on the menu, with a big helping of uncertainty

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