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After swooning at the end of September, equity markets rallied in October helping the global economy to begin Q4 optimistically and continue on its post-pandemic march. This month we discuss climate, central bank policy and inflation.

Equity market rally continued in February, led by value stocks and the TSX. We discuss strong bank earnings, a financial planning reminder, New USD GICs and rising bond yields.

This month we highlight TFSA & RRSP contribution room amounts & deadlines. We take a look at 2020 -a volatile year encapsulated by a tale of two cities in equity markets. Elsewhere we touch on Outlook 2021, Disruptors eps, and lockdown activities.

October saw markets react negatively to uncertainty on 2 fronts: Pandemic Second Wave and the US Election. The prospect of possible split congress and Biden win has led to a market surge this past week. We highlight these topics and more this month.

While 77 percent of Canadians believe they are knowledgeable on cyber security, only 16 percent could identify the majority of cyber terms correctly.

Looking back, Sept highlights remain COVID-19 and the Nov. US election campaign. This month we spotlight analysis on possible implications of the election, dividend growth outlook, Tech's staying power & some ideas for a pandemic Thanksgiving.

Market recovery continued in July, with notably strong performance in technology but earnings across sectors coming in in-line or above consensus. We review prospects around the US election, office building post-pandemic & more in our month review.

There were some welcome developments this week, on top of the surprise heat that made it feel more like July than May! The banks reported, uneven market rally begins to smooth out, spotlight on US equities, CRA deadlines and the Canadian Screen Award

Stock markets were a bit lower this week on US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s warning of a prolonged recession. On the bright side, government restrictions are getting lifted around the world and the healing of economies has begun.