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Question: What body of water separates Victoria, BC from Washington State? Answer: The Strait of Juan de Fuca Question: When did gold actually cause inflation? Answer: Read on. Juan is a Spanish name, like so many other placenames that linger on the BC...

Today we start with charts because – Oil -- and Middle East conflict. Hopefully things do not get worse, but a brief chat about the possible impacts is provided below: A broader Middle East war could upend oil supply (see chart below from Bloomberg):...

How to help your daughter find a decent husband: I had a local shop create a t-shirt for one of our daughters around the time she left home – it said: “Eschew Obfuscation.” And no, that’s not about an old lady sneezing. But if, like me, your edumacashion...

Here’s this week’s RBC Wealth Management's latest investment newsletter. Is the rebound for real? Equity markets have bounced back smartly since April’s tariff-related selloff. Technical analysis suggests markets could climb higher into early-to-mid-Q3...

Deer-hunting, uphill in the snow. I wonder how many hours have gone into writing and re-writing financial analysis, and political prognostication since January 2025’s launch of the months-long endzone dance one analyst casually referred to as “Season...

Question: Is a debit good or bad? In an early version of SNL, Gilda Radner, in character as Emily Litella, rants in mock editorial rage on the prohibition against TV violins. “Why don’t parents want their children to see violins on TV?” Her Weekend Update...

I’ve learned that it’s difficult driving a race car with clown shoes on your feet. Costco Pants and Tariffs: The idea that tariffs are inherently good might be the Costco pants of international trade theory -- everything feels comfortably, nice and snug...