This week's Blog - Putting things in Perspective - Last Week in the markets

September 06, 2024 |Rhonda Hymers
On Wednesday August 14th, several news publications were sounding the alarm bells on the market with headlines "TSX and Dow plunge in worst day of the year", and while the TSX index declined 304 points and the Dow 800 points, it is important to put things...
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Okanagan Wine Festival - RBC Global Asset Management: The Big Picture, Global Insight & Featured Articles

September 06, 2024 |Rhonda Hymers
Good morning, I trust you are enjoying this lovely September weather. It is always nice to get settled back into a routine after a fun summer. With cooler weather on the horizon, we are excited to start enjoying some pumpkin spice lattes and the Fall...
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April's Global Insight & RBC Global Asset Management's #MacroMemo & Webcast with Chief Economist, Eric Lascelles & Team Corner

September 06, 2024 |Rhonda Hymers
Good afternoon, Spring has sprung! Anne Bradstreet could have been speaking about the markets when she said, "If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant." Today's blog includes the latest #MacroMemo & Economic Outlook Webcast by our Chief...
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Scott & Cynthia's story, photos from Rhonda's recent trip to Montreal with Breakfast Club of Canada and Carey & Angela Price, as well as important information regarding your 2018 tax reporting and recent market commentary.

September 06, 2024 |Rhonda Hymers
Good afternoon, It's mid-February and Canadian cities from coast to coast have gotten a fair share of winter weather this week! This week’s blog includes an opportunity to hear “Scott & Cynthia’s story”, view photos from Rhonda’s recent trip to Montreal...
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MacroMemo & Monthly Economic Outlook Webcast by Chief Economist, Eric Lascelles, March's Global Insight and 2019 Federal Budget

September 06, 2024 |Rhonda Hymers
Good afternoon, Today officially marks the first day of "Spring". We couldn't have asked for a better way to kick-off Spring break with a week of Kelowna sunshine and high temperatures reaching 16 degrees by Thursday. This time of year means different...
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February's Global Insight, Macro-Memo from our Chief Economist Eric Lascelles, Davos 2019 - Globalization in a digital age & 10 Principles of Successful Investing

September 06, 2024 |Rhonda Hymers
Good morning, February is a month when our animal friends take the spotlight. Last week, we looked to the groundhogs across North America to predict when Spring will arrive in 2019, and February 5th marked the Year of the Pig in the Lunar calendar. While...
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September Market Update and articles from the Global Insight and Globe and Mail . What's new in our Community and Team Corner

September 06, 2024 |Rhonda Hymers
As the Brexit clock ticks down, what now? As the countdown to Brexit ticks ever louder, what's going on and how should investors approach this uncertain and volatile environment? With the Brexit deadline looming, we take the puls of the negotiations,...
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MARKET UPDATE: The USMCA: Manageable concessions, less uncertainty

September 06, 2024 |Rhonda Hymers
Good Afternoon, late Sunday joined a reworked, trilateral NAFTA replacement deal. While the United States-Mexico-Canada agreement came somewhat sooner than we were expecting, the details we’ve seen so far point to an outcome with few surprises. The concessions...
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Hymers Wealth Management of RBC Dominion Securities - Team Announcements and we're on the move...

September 06, 2024 |Rhonda Hymers
Good afternoon, I hope this finds you enjoying a lovely summer. I am touching base with a few updates. RBC DOMINION SECURITIES is moving to a new location - July 23rd, 2018 After 20 years in Landmark 2, we are excited to be relocating our office to Landmark...
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June Market Update - #MacroMemo on our economic radar - Produced by RBC Global Asset Management's Chief Economist Eric Lascelles

September 06, 2024 |Rhonda Hymers
The macro environment is transitioning away from slow growth, low inflation and highly stimulative monetary policies to faster growth, normal inflation and tightening central banks. The expansion is highly synchronized and global growth is running at...
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