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Bi-Weekly Update

Global equity markets finished the month of April a bit lower as they digested the gains made since last October. Markets largely spent...

Bi-Weekly Update

The past few weeks have seen more meaningful activity across global equity, fixed income, commodity, and currency markets, marked by...

Women and wealth: The future is female

Although inroads have been made, women still experience a significant gender wage gap across the world.

Bi-Weekly Update

Global equity markets have been somewhat directionless over the past few weeks, likely taking a breather after a reasonably good first...

Want to age at home? Learn which wearables and medical devices can help

 June 10, 2022 |RBC Wealth Management

From voice-activated home alarms to smartwatches with blood sugar monitors, learn how you can age at home with the help of technology.

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Incorporating wellness practices into your everyday

 July 20, 2021 |Investment, tax and lifestyle perspectives from RBC Wealth Management Services

Tips for using yoga, meditation and mindfulness to help boost and maintain your overall well-being.

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Why women need to be more proactive with their brain health

 January 21, 2021 |RBC Wealth Management

While Canadian women tend to live about five years longer than men, research shows females account for about 70 percent of people living with dementia and brain-aging diseases.

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Weekly Update

 November 06, 2020 |David Smith
It was a week full of drama. Yet, the biggest surprise was not the U.S. elections. Rather, the unexpected collapse in volatility in the days that followed that spurred a sharp global equity market rally. This happened despite the uncertainty that still...
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Weekly Update

 November 02, 2020 |David Smith
This past week is one we would like to forget. Volatility jumped meaningfully higher and stocks sold off in the worst week for global equity markets since the end of March, when the pandemic was in its infancy. The second wave of Covid continues to spread...
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Weekly Update

 October 16, 2020 |David Smith
Markets were relatively unchanged over the past week with investors coming to terms with the low likelihood of an imminent U.S. stimulus package as well being focused on the spread of the coronavirus. This week also marked the official start to the earnings...
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Weekly Update

 October 02, 2020 |David Smith
Markets were set to finish the week higher until the revelation that U.S. President Donald Trump, and the First Lady Melania Trump, had tested positive for the coronavirus. This development adds yet another source of near-term uncertainty as investors...
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Weekly Update

 September 25, 2020 |David Smith
Weakness in global markets has continued to persist. A laundry list of items were to blame this week, including a number of U.S. monetary policymakers who pleaded for Congress to pass more fiscal stimulus, concerns over the potential of a contested U...
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Weekly Update

 September 18, 2020 |David Smith
Global markets were relatively flat over the past week. But, beneath the surface, the investor unease that emerged a few weeks ago remains in place. It’s hard to pinpoint why that is, and it may be a simple case of a much needed pause after a rather rapid...
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Weekly Update

 September 11, 2020 |David Smith
Global equity markets experienced some jitteriness over the past week, following through on some of the weakness that began the week before. We provide a bit more colour on the recent action and address the growing importance of the technology sector...
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