How Europe is rising to the COVID-19 economic challenges

June 26, 2020 |Frédérique Carrier

We are upgrading our stance on European equities to Market Weight from Underweight as several key developments appear to be afoot on the continent.

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COVID-19 highlights the need for bold change in Canada’s eldercare system

June 23, 2020 |Naomi Powell

Canadians in long-term care have paid the heftiest price in this pandemic, with 82% of deaths coming from within their ranks.

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What’s driving volatility in the U.S. equity market?

June 19, 2020 |Frédérique Carrier

We examine recent volatility impacting equity markets, and look to manage investment risk against this backdrop.

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Healthcare’s double-shift: pandemic response and digital transformation

Healthcare’s double-shift: pandemic response and digital transformation

June 16, 2020 |John Stackhouse

As hospitals and health centres reckon with one of the biggest public health crises in a century, they have to contend with the simultaneous transformation into a digitally-enabled future.

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How to empower older Canadians with personal and financial planning

COVID-19: How to empower older Canadians with personal and financial planning

June 16, 2020 |John Stackhouse

Current impacts from COVID-19 are prompting Canadians to consider how and where they’ll grow old and who will take care of them. Learn why having a plan in place is important.

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Where to find opportunities in a zero interest rate world

June 12, 2020 |Thomas Garretson, CFA

With the Fed’s punch bowl here to stay, and another multiyear period of low rates ahead, we look at how to position fixed income portfolios.

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Five ways to help small business

Five ways to help small business

June 10, 2020 |RBC Thought Leadership

“Too big to fail" was the guiding principle for policymakers as they shored up systemically important banks, insurers and supply chains during the 2008-2009 global financial crisis.

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How small businesses are navigating the crisis

How small businesses are navigating the crisis – with creativity and innovation

June 09, 2020 |John Stackhouse

Many Canadian small businesses weren't ready to withstand the economic onslaught that COVID-19 brought in mid-March.

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Why are U.S. equities rallying while Main Street struggles?

June 05, 2020 |Kelly Bogdanova

Equity markets are dominated by big corporations, so it’s not surprising that major indexes may not show the challenges facing mom-and-pop companies.

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The future of post-secondary education: on campus, online and on demand

The future of post-secondary education: on campus, online and on demand

June 01, 2020 |Andrew Schrumm

COVID-19 triggered a mass experiment in online education that will have a lasting impact on how and where Canadians learn.

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