11 Nov weekly Market Update, Oct 4th, 2019
On Wednesday the Bank of Canada kept its benchmark interest rate at 1.75%. Although our Gross Domestic Product (GDP)...
22 Oct Weekly Market Update October 21, 2019
The week began with positive trade news in the U.S. and Europe that positioned equities for a positive move by...
15 Oct Weekly Market Update October 15, 2019
American equities benefited from the increasing optimism of U.S./China trade negotiations, Canada’s TSX lagged its peers south of the border...
09 Oct FORSTRONG: BONDS: Too Much Negativity?
Bonds play a vital role in portfolio construction. Allocations to high-quality debt provide a stable source of income, decrease volatility...
09 Oct FORSTRONG: What Could Go Right?
In recent editions of the Portfolio Dashboard, we have responded to numerous issues causing apprehension in financial markets. These include...
09 Oct weekly market update October 7, 2019
What happened last week? It was a difficult week for Canadian equity investors. The TSX, S&P 500 and Dow...
09 Oct Weekly market update September 30, 2019
What happened last week? Political turmoil swirled in many countries important to domestic investors, including Canada. The Federal election campaign continued in...
26 Sep Portfolio Rebalance
Most portfolio managers will have encountered frustration and exhaustion this year. It is challenging enough to anticipating future trends, but...
26 Sep Weekly Market Update September 23, 2019
What happened last week? The big news last week, or as it turned out “non news”, was the Federal Reserve...
13 Sep Weekly Market Update September 16, 2019
What happened last week? Late Friday morning, before retreating for the rest of the day, the TSX achieved a new...