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Market Update - November 2020

A new US President-elect, vaccine hopes and rumours of the next US Treasury Secretary. See what's been moving investment markets lately.

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Top COVID Tax Surprises to Watch For – Part II

Can a global pandemic really affect your ability to pay out dividends? Here are two more COVID tax surprises to look out for.

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Fundamentals - Alibaba Group (BABA)

Learn about our security selection process using a recent addition to our international portfolio - Alibaba Group as an example.

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Top COVID Tax Surprises to Watch For - Part 1

Surprises are often associated with good things like surprise parties, but not all surprises are good.

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Fundamentals - Canadian Strategies Q3 2020

Check out what's been happening in Canadian large cap and small cap strategies and see how the Canadian market compares to the US market.

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Market Commentary - Q3 2020

Catch up on what's been happening in the markets lately. Here's our investment team's recent market commentary.

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The 60/40 Balanced Portfolio

Is the typical balanced portfolio still useful to investors?

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Don’t crash your portfolio with rearview investing

During times of market uncertainty, avoid doing the investment equivalent of driving a car by looking at the rearview mirror.

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Market Update - September 2020

Marcel and Rob talk about what seems to be causing the recent market volatility, how business sectors are being affected and...

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Stock Splits: More Accessible, Not Cheaper

Splitting stocks is the same as slicing a pizza into more pieces. It will make an individual share more affordable, but it is not a bargain.

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Money Games - When gaming the system doesn’t pay

Are you gaming yourself out of your best financial future? Marcel LeBlanc, CFP, CIM explores how we can cheat ourselves out of our goals

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Fundamentals - Momentum Strategy

What does it take to create the top performing fund in Canada? We sit down with Mathieu Roy, CFA, Portfolio Manager behind the Momentum stra

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Market Update - August 2020

Marcel & Rob talk about the current market environment; taking a closer look at corporate results for the second quarter of 2020. Most co...

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Are Bank Dividends Safe? A Closer Look at The Bank Business Model

There is always an element of unknown for investors when analyzing a company and debt typically acts as a multiplier for that uncertainty...

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Good Offence and Defence: Parts of a Sound Financial Plan

The month of August is upon us and the hockey playoffs are under way. Both the Habs and Maple Leafs (and all the other Canadian teams, ex...

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Fundamentals - US & International Equity Strategies

Introducing our new Fundamentals video series where we take a closer look at specific markets & strategies. This week, Rob & Dan from the...

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Investment Commentary - Q2 2020

Catch up on what's been happening in the markets lately. Here's the most recent market commentary from our investment team.

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Market Update - July 2020

This week, Marcel & Rob talk about the latest investment landscape & market conditions. Taking a closer look at central banks reactions t...

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Buckle up for the investment rollercoaster

Investment markets have a long history of going against the day’s common wisdom. But, as we’ve seen in recent months, the market tends to re

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Active Vs Passive Investment Management

This week, Rob & Marcel explain & compare two popular investment management strategies - Active portfolio management & Passive portfolio man

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