COVID-19 Around the World

April 30, 2021 |Matt Barasch
Chart of the Week Many of technology’s biggest companies reported earnings this past week. As part of their results, many of them announced large share buybacks as they continue to generate cash at ever increasing levels: While this does not capture the...
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Federal Budget 2021

April 26, 2021 |Matt Barasch
Economic Update Canada tabled its first Federal budget in two years and the first budget post the COVID-19 outbreak. Below, we would highlight some of the bigger take-aways: Deficit in 20/21 of ~$350 billion, declining to ~$150 billion in 21/22 and then...
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Impact of the Biden corporate tax hikes for earnings and the stock market

April 23, 2021 |Kelly Bogdanova

While higher rates will eat into corporate profits, we explain why they won’t be the make-or-break factor for U.S. equity performance.

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Go “e” for a tree in honour of Earth Day 2021

Go “e” for a tree in honour of Earth Day 2021

April 22, 2021 |RBC Dominion Securities Inc.

Switch from paper to electronic documents or explore new ways of banking online, and with our partner Tree Canada, we'll plant a tree in your honour.

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House prices spiked further across Canada, despite more sellers

April 20, 2021 |Robert Hogue

Soaring prices and the start of the spring season attracted more sellers, according to early reports from local real estate boards.

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Planes, Trains and Vaccines

April 16, 2021 |Matt Barasch
Chart of the Week Canada will release its first Federal budget in 2-years next week. We will have some thoughts post the release, but our general view is that it is likely to be heavy on spending with a modest risk of changes to the tax code (we believe...
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COVID-19 Update: Week of April 9th, 2021

April 09, 2021 |Matt Barasch
A Good Article to Read As with our last missive, we would point you to a recent piece done by RBC Economics that looks at Canada’s place in the global economy and some of the things that Canada should (and, perhaps, must) do to ensure its economic future...
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How to start a conversation around a prenuptial agreement

April 05, 2021 |RBC Wealth Management

While there may never be a perfect time to broach the subject, doing it early, honestly and sensitively can help remove a lot of the emotion and maintain family harmony.

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How Canada can thrive in a new global trade landscape

April 01, 2021 |Naomi Powell

The world’s supply chains have endured many blows this century: 9/11, the global financial crisis, the Fukushima earthquake, Brexit. But even in that context, the past year stands out.

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