Fund portfolio managers expect that continued low interest rates will help consumers keep spending this year. These managers also favour firms in the technology and industrials sectors but are less positive about health care and utilities
If governments look to higher inflation to help pay their debts, it could have a serious impact on your clients
Canadian banks and insurers will search for revenue in the context of the overindebted Canadian consumer base as well as the uncertain global economic outlook for the year ahead
Commodities had a rocky ride in 2011, but some fund managers say the outlook is brighter for 2012
Most portfolio managers are cool to the precious metal, but some suggest gold-related investments
It may appear that this is a terrible time to invest, but global portfolio managers and strategists say the current market volatility is creating many opportunities
Given such economic uncertainties as the sovereign-debt crisis in Europe, the health of the U.S. economy and China’s growth prospects, equities markets promise to be volatile this year.