Top scams of 2024: What to watch for

Top scams of 2024: What to watch for

October 29, 2024 |Portfolio Advisor – Fall 2024

One of the best ways to protect yourself from fraud is to be aware of the most common scams that fraudsters are leaning into right now. Learn some of the top scams of this year and how to protect yourself against them.

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Navigating turbulent waters: Staying the course through geopolitical volatility

Navigating turbulent waters: Staying the course through geopolitical volatility

October 29, 2024 |Portfolio Advisor – Fall 2024
When the world seems chaotic, it is natural to worry about your investments. Wars, political upheaval, and global events can deliver major volatility shocks to investment markets. During these troubled periods, some investors might think “Should I change...
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Peak performance pressure – Navigating the market's high altitude with confidence

Peak performance pressure – Navigating the market's high altitude with confidence

October 29, 2024 |Portfolio Advisor – Fall 2024
In the world of investing, the phrase "all-time high" often triggers a mix of excitement and apprehension. As prominent indices like the S&P 500 and the S&P/TSX Composite continue to set new record highs, many investors find themselves wondering: Is this...
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Around the world in 80 seconds

Around the world in 80 seconds

October 29, 2024 |Portfolio Advisor – Fall 2024
Canada With inflation now largely contained and within their target range of 1% to 3%, the Bank of Canada has moved steadily, if cautiously, over the summer and early fall to bring down their trend-setting overnight rate from 5.00% to 3.75% with four...
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Wealth transfer: Five tips to help avoid family conflict

Wealth transfer: Five tips to help avoid family conflict

July 29, 2024 |Portfolio Advisor – Summer 2024
You can preserve family harmony and your wishes for your estate with careful planning and open conversations. After spending their lives building wealth, most parents hope their legacy will provide their heirs security and enjoyment—not family strife...
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Gold, silver or bronze – What quality of retirement is your plan leading you to?

Gold, silver or bronze – What quality of retirement is your plan leading you to?

July 29, 2024 |Portfolio Advisor – Summer 2024
Achieving a successful retirement is about more than reaching the podium of financial security that enables you to make this important life change. Your quality of life in retirement will also have a great deal to do with how you live your life and why...
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Gain changer

Gain changer

July 29, 2024 |Portfolio Advisor – Summer 2024
The federal government’s new capital gains inclusion rates mean that, in certain circumstances, Canadians will now be paying more tax on their gains from capital asset transactions. For many investors, this will be a game – and net gain – changer. Here...
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Around the world in 80 seconds

Around the world in 80 seconds

July 29, 2024 |Portfolio Advisor – Summer 2024
Canada The economy continued to struggle through the first half of the year, eking out only tepid growth while the employment picture continued to deteriorate. Canadian households are showing increasing signs of financial stress, as interest rate increases...
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Around the world in 80 seconds

Around the world in 80 seconds

April 22, 2024 |Portfolio Advisor – Spring 2024
Canada The economy continues to show clear signs of weakening. Negative per capita GDP growth for the last six quarters suggests the country is straining under the weight of significantly higher immigration-driven population growth and a sluggish global...
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Spring cleaning – Time to review goals, check in on your investment plan and ensure your financial “house” is in order.

Spring cleaning – Time to review goals, check in on your investment plan and ensure your financial “house” is in order.

April 19, 2024 |Portfolio Advisor - Spring 2024
Spring is a time of renewal with green shoots, rising temperatures, and longer days bringing more light into our lives. This sense of renewal often leads us to clean our homes, and get rid of the old to make way for the new. But spring is also a great...
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