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.

 


 

Reciprocal Tariffs

April 04, 2025 |Nick Scholte

Announced tariffs were worse than expected and markets reacted very negatively.

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Corrections in Context

March 14, 2025 |Nick Scholte

The S&P 500 entered official correction territory yesterday. Corrections are relatively common market phenomena. What needs to be avoided is recession.

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Tariff Chaos

March 07, 2025 |Nick Scholte

... enough said.

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Another Portfolio Adjustment

February 28, 2025 |Nick Scholte

Rebalancing North American equity positioning to 65% U.S. and 35% Canada. A new name was added to the U.S. portfolio.

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Quick Hit Thoughts

February 14, 2025 |Nick Scholte
To my clients: NOTE: I’ll be working a shortened day next Friday, February 14th and leaving mid-morning (road trip to Kamloops for a volleyball tournament for my daughter). There will be no update next week. It was an up week for North American stock...
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Tariffs and Economic Data - A Choppy Week

February 07, 2025 |Nick Scholte

Choppiness is likely to be a continuing theme the next four years.

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Tariffs Tomorrow

January 31, 2025 |Nick Scholte

The White House confirmed an announcement is set for tomorrow. One caveat: an announcement does not necessarily mean "implementation." It mat take another month for implementation to occur.

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The Second Term Begins

January 24, 2025 |Nick Scholte

Trump's pro-growth agenda was greeted with enthusiasm by markets this week. However, absent was any meaningful detail on the tariff front.

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Inauguration Next Monday

January 17, 2025 |Nick Scholte

Prepare for an eventful four years.

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U.S. Economic Strength Continues

January 10, 2025 |Nick Scholte

Medium to longer-term this bodes well for markets. Shorter-term, lowered rate cut expectations have seen markets recalibrate.

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