Thoughts On ... Desperately Seeking Susan'ity
April 29, 2024 - Karen BaraschThe venerable Jim Grant, had a recent piece entitled “The inflation we choose”. Mr. Grant describes it as “the inflation we choose” because too much government largesse when largesse is not needed is a choice.
Read MoreThoughts On ... A Random Walk Down Bay Street
April 9, 2024 - Karen BaraschWith the first quarter of 2024 now in the books, we thought we would spend a bit of time doing a quick run through where various Canadian economic and market indicators stand.
Read MoreThoughts On ... A Re-call to Arms
March 19, 2024 - Karen BaraschBack in 2017, we pointed to a challenging economic landscape for Canada as the commodity boom of the early 2000’s had faded and a lack of economic creativity had failed to establish new potential catalysts for the coming years.
Read MoreThought's On ... All Hail EMS!
February 16, 2024 - Karen BaraschThe 96th Academy Awards will be held three weeks from now and in honor of the first ever AI-hosted event – Mario the Chatbot will be hosting utilizing the downloaded comedic routines of Buddy Hackett, Jackie Mason, George Carlin and the scripts of the last seven Marvel movies – we thought we would provide some general thoughts.
Read MoreMarket Musings - Canadian Housing Outlook: Weakness then a Bubble
January 29, 2024 - Karen BaraschThe Canadian housing market is a hot topic. We put together our thoughts on the topic in a short video. Enjoy!
View HereThoughts On ... When Lazy Becomes Stupid and Stupid Becomes Ironic
January 26, 2024 - Karen BaraschFor this week’s missive, we honor the not late and the not-so-great campaign of Ronald Dion DeSantis.
Read MoreThoughts On ... The Song Remains the Same-ish
December 18, 2023 - Karen BaraschWe came into 2023 with a cautiously optimistic outlook. In this edition of Thoughts On, we look back on our predictions for 2023 and present our thoughts on 2024.
Read MoreThoughts On ... "Leap"ing into a New Year
November 27, 2023 - Karen BaraschWith 2024 fast approaching, we thought we would provide some early thoughts on the outlook for Canada and specifically interest rates.
Read More2022: Boldly Going Where No Year Has Gone Before
November 30, 2022 - Matt Barasch2022 is on a bold (and painful) course that has rarely, if ever, been travelled before.
Read moreWhat were the best (and worst) years to be born?
November 30, 2022 - Matt BaraschWe look at the best and worst years to be born from an investing perspective. Spoiler alert – 1943 was a gem.
Read moreWhat happens when you die?
November 30, 2022 - Matt BaraschUnderstanding what taxes and fees that will be owed upon death can be an important step in proper planning. We discuss some of these steps.
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