Swipe left! Five ways to avoid being swept off your feet by romance scams

Swipe left! Five ways to avoid being swept off your feet by romance scams

February 01, 2024 |Portfolio Advisor – Winter 2024
It’s a tale as old as time: a con artist, often under an assumed identity, targets a naïve or vulnerable individual and feigns romantic interest in them. The con artist gains their affection and trust, and, either through deception or manipulation or...
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Around the world in 80 seconds

Around the world in 80 seconds

February 01, 2024 |Portfolio Advisor – Winter 2024
Canada As the economy began to choke and sputter in the latter half of 2023, the Bank of Canada (BoC) moved to the sidelines in mid-summer, and now appears to be considering rate cuts in the months ahead. Negative GDP growth for the third quarter and...
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Market updates from the desk of Cooper Erlank Wealth Partners

November 03, 2023 |Norman Cooper
Global equity and bond markets have started the month of November on a bit of a better note compared to the past few months. The U.S. Federal Reserve held interest rates steady in its policy update this past week, following in the path of a few other...
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Stagflation – what to know and four ways to mitigate its impact

Stagflation – what to know and four ways to mitigate its impact

October 30, 2023 |Portfolio Advisor – Fall 2023
Despite central banks’ efforts to tame it, inflation remains elevated in North America, while economic growth has begun to stall, especially in Canada. These conditions raise the threat of a sustained period of high and increasing prices and low or even...
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It’s bedtime – do you know where your children are surfing?

It’s bedtime – do you know where your children are surfing?

October 30, 2023 |Portfolio Advisor – Fall 2023

Five tips to help ensure your children are safely using and navigating social media

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Only in Canada, eh? Pity!

Only in Canada, eh? Pity!

October 30, 2023 |Portfolio Advisor – Fall 2023

We Canadians love to travel beyond our borders, but we remain surprisingly homebound when it comes to where we invest our money.

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Don’t let April be the cruelest month

Don’t let April be the cruelest month

October 30, 2023 |Portfolio Advisor – Fall 2023

Seven year-end tax planning strategies

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Turning lemons into lemonade

Turning lemons into lemonade

October 30, 2023 |Portfolio Advisor – Fall 2023

Five ideas to help you survive and thrive through market downturns

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Around the world in 80 seconds

Around the world in 80 seconds

October 30, 2023 |Portfolio Advisor – Fall 2023
Canada Led by a surprising 0.2% contraction in second-quarter GDP, the Canadian economy is showing signs of mounting weakness. Once-resilient Canadian consumers have at long last run down their extraordinary savings amassed during the pandemic – one of...
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Market updates from the desk of Cooper Erlank Wealth Partners

August 25, 2023 |Norman Cooper

We discuss the economic malaise that currently exists in China.

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