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As I sit at my desk on this Friday afternoon heading into the long weekend, I can’t help but smile when I look at the graphic below. What you see there is the 1-year chart comparison between the S&P/TSX60 (Canada - upper blue line); and the red line -...

Warren Buffett, perhaps the most well-known investor of them all, will be retiring as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway at the end of this year (he’ll then be 95). This news has me thinking about some of the valuable lessons I’ve learned over the past 25+ years...

At a doctor’s appointment this morning, knowing what I do for a living, he half-asked, half-stated, “Isn’t it time to buy?”. I laughed and said, “Well, I’m not your Advisor but the simple answer is no, not yet.” My normal behaviour when not working is...

The tough have indeed had to “get going” as we contend with these daily, wild swings in the stock market, certainly in March, but even more so since the beginning of April. The relief rally we saw on April 9th appears to have been short-lived as most...

We’ve all come to agree that if you invest your hard-earned dollars in the stock market, it’s understood there’s an element of risk and uncertainty that goes along with it. The reason most of us accept this is that we know from past experience, over a...

We began 2024 with no real idea as to when interest rates would start declining. Even after the first cut in June, the uncertainty created a scenario where markets remained somewhat range-bound (but still positive). Then came August and it was as though...

Not unlike what we witnessed at the beginning of August, September began with more volatility across the board. Notwithstanding the whiplash (which I suspect is here to stay - especially as the US election rhetoric heats up), we are all experiencing a...

As we head into the long weekend, it’s gratifying to see my client portfolios, across the board, in resoundingly positive territory, so far in May. Just this month, the TSX is up over +3% and the S&P500, +5.3%. Yesterday we also saw the DOW Industrial...

Over the past 6-weeks or so, the number one question I’ve received from clients is, “What do you think will happen to the stock market if [you-know-who] gets back in?” My initial response has most often been to say a version of, “I don’t want to live...