Weekly Investment Update

What Does the Collapse of Cryptocurrencies Mean for Investors? When you strip everything away, there is really only one factor involved in many of the important decisions we make. This factor is not something tangible, as we might think it is. This factor...

Indicators Give Buy Signals, Suggesting Risk is as Low as it Gets, and Potential Gain is as High as it Gets. When talking about how to be a successful investor, Warren Buffett said, “We don't have to be smarter than the rest. We have to be more disciplined...

Mortgage Rates May Have Peaked Central banks like the Bank of Canada, the Federal Reserve in the U.S. and the European Central Bank only control very short-term interest rates. The interest rate for mortgages and GICs for longer than 90 days are determined...

U.S. Stocks Have Biggest Daily Gain Since 2020 on Cooling Inflation Many have been focusing on all of the concerns about rising inflation, rising interest rates, supply chain issues, the war in the Ukraine, problems in Europe and problems in China. Statements...

Dow Has the Best Month Since 1976 The month of September is the only month of the year where stocks are down, on average. The average loss is only a fraction of 1%. However, the month of October is known as the bear killer. There have been some steep...

The Pendulum is Starting to Swing Back There are three things we must always remember at a time like this. The first thing is that the pendulum usually swings too far when markets rise and when they fall. Second, markets are usually influenced by what...

On the Verge of Lower Inflation and Peak in Interest Rates Human behaviour in stock markets typically forms a double bottom at the end of serious declines like this one. It looks as though that is exactly what is happening once again. The S&P 500 reached...

Stock Markets are Like a Coiled Spring U.S. stock markets had another key reversal day today. A key reversal day is a one-day pattern of trading that may signal the reversal of a trend. In a downtrend, it happens when stock prices drop to a new low during...

A Surprise can Happen at any Moment The circumstances during bear markets are always different, but our reactions to them are very similar. We are human beings with powerful emotions. We go through various phases when we lose a loved one or a relationship...