Counsellor Quarterly

Overview In 2025, the global economy and markets face uncertainty from U.S. trade tariffs and the Trump administration’s policies more generally, but opportunities remain for patient and disciplined investors. Summary The first half of 2025 has been marked...

Investing surfaces many of our most primal human instincts, with our decision making often driven by fear or greed. Being aware of these weaknesses and then working to control them makes for a better and more successful investor; and, as the stewards...

Uncertainty around U.S. tariffs remains, but the worst-case scenario has largely been ruled out as progress toward trade deals is being made. In our base case scenario, economic growth should slow, but not stop, and any rise in inflation should prove...

In the search for the right investments to reach your goals, it's easy to look past or take for granted the opportunities in our own backyard. But for Canadian investors, some of the world's most attractive investments are right here at home. While global...

Canada The economy showed better than expected strength over the final months of the first quarter and into the early part of the second, with many businesses front-loading their purchases ahead of what was expected to be the implementation of severe...

Canada Potential and actual impacts of a trade war with the country’s largest trading partner, the United States, has cast a chill over spending for both consumers and businesses, and created deep uncertainty over what harmful trade actions in the future...

The past few months have been fraught with discussions around an ever-changing trade war and its implications on our economic landscape. From tariff implementation to withdrawal and, most recently, a pause, uncertainty and subsequent market volatility...

Investment markets beyond North America are abound with opportunities for investors. And diversifying geographically and across various markets can have important risk management and return benefits. Here are five reasons why investors should consider...

It’s the 4 Nations Face-Off Championship final between the United States and Canada. The score is tied 2-2 in sudden-death overtime. The face-off is in the American end between American player (and Toronto Maple Leafs’ Captain) Auston Matthews and Canadian...