Gen AI: Is Canada ready?

June 20, 2024 |Pascal Dessureault

Gen AI holds the potential to get Canada’s economy growing again through accelerated innovation and productivity. The big question is whether Canadian businesses and public sector organizations will seize the moment.

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Market update from Mete Wealth Management - The US in focus

June 17, 2024 |Mete Wealth Management
Dear Friends, I’d like to start off by wishing all the Dads out there a belated Happy Father’s Day. I hope your weekend was a great one! Global equities have been a bit more mixed of late with Canadian and European equities weaker in recent weeks, though...
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Bank of Canada set to make the first interest rate cut of easing cycle

June 04, 2024 |Nathan Janzen and Claire Fan
Evidence has continued to build that the current high level of interest rates is no longer needed. All ducks appear to be in a row for the Bank of Canada (BoC) to kick-start the policy easing cycle and lower the overnight rate by 25 basis points to 4...
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Market Update from Mete Wealth Management - Mortgage and rent costs continue their climb

May 21, 2024 |Mete Wealth Management
Dear Friends, I hope your weekend was a great one. May has been a noticeably better month for global markets, largely fueled by data from the U.S.A weaker pace of job growth and inflation numbers that did not show the kind of acceleration seen in prior...
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Market Update from Mete Wealth Management - Epic Sports Saturday and earning season wrap-up

May 06, 2024 |Mete Wealth Management
Dear Friends, I hope your weekend was a good one. First off, congratulations to all my Leafs fans on the hard -fought series. What they did last week certainly turned it into high drama. The Leafs streak continues, while my Bruins avoided going down in...
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Does your family have a succession plan? Tips for maintaining harmony

May 01, 2024 |RBC Wealth Management

Why having ongoing multigenerational conversations with your loved ones is important when discussing the family business.

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You have a business plan. What’s your retirement plan?

May 01, 2024 |RBC Wealth Management

Planning options to consider in building a retirement nest egg as a business owner.

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Proof Point: A weaker Canadian dollar won’t necessarily derail BoC interest rate cuts

Proof Point: A weaker Canadian dollar won’t necessarily derail BoC interest rate cuts

May 01, 2024 |Nathan Janzen and Claire Fan
Proof point: The timing and magnitude of interest rate cuts from the Bank of Canada will be determined by domestic economic and inflation conditions and not the gap in monetary policy with the U.S. Federal Reserve or the value of the Canadian dollar....
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Market Update from Mete Wealth Management - A Rask shadow and more on rates

April 22, 2024 |Mete Wealth Management
Dear Friends, I hope your weekend was a good one. As we embark on yet again another Bruins/Leafs play-off series, I want to wish all my Leafs friends the best of luck… but not really. The last number of years have not been kind to the Leafs, particularly...
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Market Update from Mete Wealth Management

April 08, 2024 |Mete Wealth Management
Dear Friends, I hope you had a good weekend. Global equity markets have been somewhat directionless over the past few weeks, likely taking a breather after a reasonably good first quarter. Investors are digesting recent jobs reports in Canada and the...
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