A History of our Client Communications


The "Our Blog" section of this site is a historical catalogue of our personally written weekly client emails.  Clients might find this database to be a useful reference, while visitors and potential clients might like to review the consistency and depth of our general messaging.  Weekly updates from December 2018 forward to present day are currently available.  Older vintages will be added as we're able.

 


 

A Brief Mid-Year Status Check

June 28, 2024 |Nick Scholte

It's been a good start to the year - particularly in the U.S.

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A Few Words About Nvidia

June 21, 2024 |Nick Scholte

Shares of Nvidia have accounted for 1/3 of the return in the S&P 500 so far in 2024.

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U.S. Economic Softening Appears to have Arrived

June 14, 2024 |Nick Scholte

A slew of economic readings - particularly on inflation - dipped this week.

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The Bank of Canada Lowers Rates First - and for Good Reason

June 07, 2024 |Nick Scholte

Reflecting divergent economic trajectories between Canada and the U.S., rate policy also begins to diverge.

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Markets Take a Breather While the Bank of Canada is Expected to Cut

May 31, 2024 |Nick Scholte

After a rip-roaring May through mid-month, some sort of pause and pullback was inevitable. Meanwhile, should the BoC cut as is widely expected, this will provide needed support for higher-dividend yielding Canadian stocks.

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A Nice Week for a Client Holding (and its NOT Nvidia!)

May 24, 2024 |Nick Scholte

Moderna's vaccine and therapy pipeline is beginning to blossom.

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The Bank of Canada is out with Another Warning

May 10, 2024 |Nick Scholte

Mortgage payments for many homeowners are set to rise - egregiously in some cases. This will be another headwind for the Canadian economy, and rationalizes the recent and soon to come portfolio tilts in favour of the U.S.

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News, News and More News!

May 03, 2024 |Nick Scholte

There was lots of economic, Fed and company specific news to comment upon this week. Let's get to it!

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Earnings Need to do the Heavy Lifting in 2024; So Far, So Good

April 26, 2024 |Nick Scholte

Client holdings Alphabet/Google, Microsoft and Union Pacific in particular delivered the goods this week.

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