A Lot Packed into Six Months

July 05, 2023 |Elizabeth (Libby) Hunter
Now that June and half the year is “in-the-books”, let’s assess and then marvel as to what has transpired in just six short months. Year-to-date, as of June 30th, the Canadian (S&P/TSX) market has returned ↑3.97%; the S&P500 ↑15.91% and the Nasdaq, a...
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French-Fry Index: Who Knew?

May 25, 2023 |Elizabeth (Libby) Hunter
Recently a client sent me an article published in “Potato Business” – an online site supporting the “potato industry worldwide”. As she had intended, I laughed out loud when I read the website name and then, the following excerpt from April 2022: “The...
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What's In Store For 2022?

January 05, 2022 |Elizabeth (Libby) Hunter
Happy New Year to all. I’d like to begin by weighing in with a few thoughts on the “year-that-was” and then take a look at the RBC Global 2022 Outlook Report. I think everyone would agree that 2021 was another unprecedented year, not just because of the...
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What Lies Ahead for the Last Quarter of 2020?

August 05, 2020 |Elizabeth (Libby) Hunter
Now that’s it’s August, I find my thoughts drifting toward the fall but also looking back and marveling at the resilience of the markets since the end of March. Much of the gains since then have had to do with unprecedented global monetary and fiscal...
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2020 & What's Ahead?

January 08, 2020 |Elizabeth (Libby) Hunter
Happy New Year! Before I don my looking-forward hat, let’s go back to January 2019 (click here for my commentary) and revisit a few things. You may recall, we were all feeling somewhat shell-shocked after the beating the markets took in the 4th quarter...
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