Shivering Heights

January 15, 2024 |Mark Ryan
January is prediction month. It’s cold! Hauling out the garbage this morning, that biting -39 Celsius nearly froze my face right off in seconds. Chilling relations -- the political-economic newsfeed has potential to get as weird this year as it’s been...
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Video: The Wealthy Barber on why executors should rely on trustworthy professionals

Video: The Wealthy Barber on why executors should rely on trustworthy professionals

November 29, 2023 |RBC Wealth Management

There’s a lot of advice online, and a lot of misinformation. If you’re an executor, get the right advice for you.

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Video: Are you an executor? Three reasons why you should get help

Video: Are you an executor? Three reasons why you should get help

November 29, 2023 |RBC Wealth Management

The Wealthy Barber on why executors should consider getting help from the professionals.

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If you give a mosquito a pancake...

November 20, 2023 |Mark Ryan
A good week in markets, and a long-ish write-up today, only mostly boring. 2023 Fall Economic Statement to be tabled Nov. 21. If you’re the sort who likes to watch time-lapse scalp infections on YouTube, stay tuned for the 2023 Fall Economic Statement...
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Special Report

October 24, 2023 |Mark Ryan
Good morning, Plenty to digest on the news front this week, some financial impacts covered in the following two pieces. RBC Capital Markets Global Commodity Strategy & MENA Research Special Report: Israel-Hamas War Middle East expert Helima Croft, who...
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Wills an ways

October 16, 2023 |Mark Ryan
Good afternoon, getting right to it, here’s this past week’s financial news: Eyes wide shut? It looks like it’s back to basics for the U.S. House of Representatives and the clock is ticking. The stopgap funding deal keeping the government open expires...
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Bathroom Reader Royalty

July 31, 2023 |Mark Ryan
Good afternoon, US Markets edged up this week, while the TSX was slightly in the red. And while markets are broadly green around the world year-to-date, the bargain bond market still has bated breath. The Bloomberg Barclay’s Global Aggregate Bond index...
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Space Odyssey

July 11, 2023 |Mark Ryan
Good afternoon, It was a down week in markets broadly, though Friday was slightly positive. Here’s a piece this week from our Portfolio Advisory Group reiterating some of the longer-term issues at play. Long-term perspectives Recessions are an ordinary...
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Equity Checkups

June 26, 2023 |Mark Ryan
Good afternoon, just a quick note today. UK and Europe equities: Beyond the headlines European and UK equity markets are trading at valuations we consider unusually attractive. Although we maintain Underweight stances on both regions and think index returns...
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That Tang Ping Thing

June 21, 2023 |Mark Ryan
Good afternoon, Take that ! Pictured to the left, a recent Chinese graduate lies in public protest - participating in a movement referred to as Tang Ping (lying flat) You must really admire the creativity of people living under a ham-fisted regime with...
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