PIM Portfolio Update

June 18, 2025 |Paul Belous, CIM - Senior Portfolio Manager
The end of spring and the beginning of summer has had no shortage of headlines and events. We now have a situation with Iran and Israel and this has lead a spike in oil, however, I would have expected more and I would have expected more out of gold which...
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Video: Are powers of attorney part of your estate plan? The Wealthy Barber wants to know

Video: Are powers of attorney part of your estate plan? The Wealthy Barber wants to know

June 09, 2025 |RBC Wealth Management

Who will care for you if you can’t? David Chilton explains why it’s important to have powers of attorney, especially at his age.

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Critical Capital: How Canada can tap foreign investment for its mineral riches

Critical Capital: How Canada can tap foreign investment for its mineral riches

June 04, 2025 |RBC Thought Leadership
Key Points More than 100 mineral projects, valued at $107 billion, are at various stages of development in Canada over the next ten years. Unlocking that potential requires diversified capital flow, both domestic and foreign, for Canada to emerge as a...
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Market Commentary - June

June 04, 2025 |Paul Belous, CIM - Senior Portfolio Manager
May has been a little more positive and calmer than April. We continue to be shaken around by news headlines and tweets which makes the day-to-day activities very challenging to say the least. Our job more than ever is to guide you through this volatility...
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Canada’s building homes fast─but for how long?

May 07, 2025 |Robert Hogue

Slumping pre-construction sales are slowing the flow of units entering the pipeline and this could have negative consequences for supply growth in the medium to longer term.

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Video: Is there an estate tax or death tax in Canada? The Wealthy Barber explains

Video: Is there an estate tax or death tax in Canada? The Wealthy Barber explains

May 05, 2025 |RBC Wealth Management

David Chilton talks about inheritance tax in Canada and filing a final tax return.

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Market Commentary - May

May 01, 2025 |Paul Belous, CIM - Senior Portfolio Manager
The month of April was anything but dull. Throughout the month, uncertainty continued at levels not seen since events of years ago. Those events were not man made but this one was. This actually makes it more difficult, as the rules and the statements...
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Canada’s path ahead: Six economic challenges facing the new federal government

Canada’s path ahead: Six economic challenges facing the new federal government

May 01, 2025 |Frances Donald and Cynthia Leach

As Canada forms a new government, we break down some of the key economic issues the country faces.

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PIM Portfolio Update

April 24, 2025 |Paul Belous, CIM - Senior Portfolio Manager
I have lived through many corrections but never one created by one person, so yes this one is different in that aspect. I can understand the policy the U.S. administration is trying to complete however it is the process in which they are doing it which...
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Market Commentary - April

April 07, 2025 |Paul Belous, CIM - Senior Portfolio Manager
March has been a month of volatility. The headlines and the media have made it out more like turmoil, but I would classify it a little lighter. The U.S. market is down around 10% from the highs which is a normal correction and Canada is off not quite...
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