A drop in Chinese equities in June and July alarmed a lot of investors who were already worried about a slowing in China’s economy. However, this wasn’t a collapse due to faltering earnings; it was a correction from overinflated share prices. And the market correction provides an opportunity to pick up some good Chinese stocks […]
A pediatrician and his wife, an interior decorator, want to ensure their high joint income creates a comfortable retirement for themselves and security for their two young children
Global banks have been slow to recover from the financial crisis, but rising rates - and confidence - may boost growth
Most financial services firms showed improvement in the first quarter of 2015. But not all the news is positive
On the positive side, consumers have more to spend and businessses benefit from lower energy costs
Although growth in the U.S. looks positive, many variables could keep prices for commodities, including oil, low
Economic events such as lower oil prices are having an impact on the earnings of Canada's financial services companies
There have been concerns that there are too many condominium buildings going up in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), which potentially could lead to a collapse in condo prices. This risk seemed to be confirmed by a 699-unit increase in vacant condo units to 1,644 units in the GTA in January, the highest level of […]
Flexibility in asset allocation also was important in how segregated fund families performed in 2014
Stock-pickers had very positive results, whereas firms whose fund families were invested heavily in oil took a beating in 2014