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Bi-Weekly Update

Markets have entered the new year digesting a steady stream of headlines, underscoring the importance of staying focused on fundamentals...

Bi-Weekly Update

RBC Wealth Management has launched the Global Insight 2026 Outlook, titled “The future is here…and gathering speed.” In this week’s...

Bi-Weekly Update

RBC Wealth Management has launched the Global Insight 2026 Outlook, titled “The future is here…and gathering speed.” In this week’s...

Bi-Weekly Update

Approaching the final stretch of 2025, the Canadian and U.S. economies appear well-positioned to extend their expansions. Strong earnings...

Bi-Weekly Update

 April 17, 2025 |David Smith
What a difference a few weeks, or even days, makes. In a major pivot, the U.S. administration went from proposing sweeping tariffs across many of its trading partners to then extending a three-month reprieve for all countries. The exception is China,...
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Bi-Weekly Update

 April 04, 2025 |David Smith
Global equity markets fell more sharply this week following the revelation from the U.S. administration that its reciprocal tariffs will be much broader and larger than most investors expected. The “Liberation Day” announcement raised the spectre of a...
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Bi-Weekly Update

 March 21, 2025 |David Smith
Global markets have benefitted from the lack of trade-related noise over the past few weeks, with markets outside of the U.S. continuing to outperform year-to-date. Despite the relative calm on the tariff front, there were important developments elsewhere...
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Bi-Weekly Update

 March 07, 2025 |David Smith
Believe it or not, but we are only in the month of March. Yet, it has been quite the year already given the policy shifts and turns undertaken by the U.S. administration. While many people, including ourselves, are “tariff-ed” out at this point, we discuss...
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Bi-Weekly Update

 February 04, 2025 |David Smith
Global equity markets have been grappling with the threat of U.S. tariffs in recent days. Markets have digested the news reasonably well as the selloff has been unremarkable. That may be partly attributable to uncertainty as to the timing of when tariffs...
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Bi-Weekly Update

 January 24, 2025 |Brodie Lantz
Global equity markets have spent the past month adjusting to the view that the U.S. Federal Reserve may be nearing the end of its rate cutting campaign. Nevertheless, markets experienced some renewed strength over the past week after a subdued early start...
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Bi-Weekly Update

 January 10, 2025 |David Smith
Happy New Year. The stock markets closed out a strong year on a quieter note as investors began to recalibrate their expectations for future interest rate cuts by the U.S. Federal Reserve. This shift in expectations led to a rise in government bond yields...
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Five strategies to maximize your RRSP savings

Five strategies to maximize your RRSP savings

 January 01, 2025 |RBC Wealth Management

From contributing at the beginning of the year to setting a savings target, these tips can help you make the most of your RRSPs.

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Five ways to pay less tax in retirement

Five ways to pay less tax in retirement

 January 01, 2025 |RBC Wealth Management

These strategies can help you maintain the lifestyle you had while working.

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TFSA versus RRSP versus FHSA: Your top questions answered

TFSA versus RRSP versus FHSA: Your top questions answered

 January 01, 2025 |RBC Wealth Management

Learn the main​​ features of each registered investment plan to figure out which one is right for you.

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