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The Markets The TSX is up 4.3% for the month of August and 15% year to date. The S&P 500 is up 2.6% for the month of August and 10.5% year to date. The NASDAQ is up 2.8% for the month of August and 12.4% year to date. (Numbers as of close August 29, 2025)...

Running up debts to buy foreign goods is unsustainable in the long term. Identifying the problem is simple, but we see no easy or quick escape for the U.S. from the imbalances built up over the last four decades.

The Markets The TSX is down 1.5% in February and up 1.7% year to date. The S&P500 is down 0.9% in February and up 1.7% year to date. The NASDAQ is down -1.7% and flat year to date. We have published an article entitled U.S. Tariff policy in Flux. And...

The Markets The TSX is up 4.4% for January. The S&P 500 is up 3.3% in January. The NASDAQ is up 1.9% in January. (as of close Jan 30, 2025) We have published some good articles this month. See attached Global Insight for 2025 with our outlook for the...

The Markets The TSX is down 4.43% for December and up 17.7% year to date. The S&P 500 is down 1.96% in December and up 23.8% year to date. The NASDAQ is up 2.8% in December and up 29.8% year to date. As of close Dec 30, 2024 We have published some good...

Find out what income splitting is, and how a prescribed rate loan strategy may be beneficial for you as part of tax planning.

North American equity markets are flirting with new highs, even as the incoming U.S. administration introduced fresh uncertainty. President-elect Donald Trump recently proposed sweeping tariffs.

The Markets The TSX is up 2.1% for October and up 16.9% year to date. The S&P 500 is up 0.9% in October and up 21.9% year to date. The NASDAQ is up 2.3% in October and up 24% year to date. These numbers are as of close October 31, 2024 On Oct 12, 2022...

The TSX is up 4.3% for July and up 8.9% year to date. The S&P 500 is down 0.4% in July and up 14% year to date. The NASDAQ is down 3.3% in July and up 14.2% year to date. (These numbers are as of close July 30, 2024)