S&P 500 and TSX price returns around the commencement of U.S.-led military events

 August 29, 2017 |Richard I. Schaefer
Geopolitical uncertainty shakes up investors' confidence. In assessing the recent history of U.S. military incursions, we find that while equities tend to suffer drawdowns in the lead-up to the official start of the wars, most of those losses were, in...
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Dividend-paying stocks have delivered superior returns

 August 29, 2017 |Richard I. Schaefer
They also experience much less price volatility.
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Special report on the Canadian dollar

 August 02, 2017 |Richard I. Schaefer
The strong Canadian dollar has been a conversation piece. The loonie has been soaring amid growing optimism for the domestic economy and prospects for tighter monetary policy from the Bank of Canada. In a special report called “Burden of Expectations...
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