The Markets have blinders on

June 02, 2020 |Robert Thomson

It seems that despite all the bad new coming out the market seems to continue to go up. It seems to have blinders on and is ignoring it.  Why is that happening? Is there a drop coming? How should we be investing right now?

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An update with Jim Allworth

April 09, 2020 |Robert Thomson

RBC Wealth Management’s latest thoughts on COVID-19 and its implications for the economic and investment outlook.

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Author and investor David Chilton offers tips for dealing with market turbulence.

How the Wealthy Barber manages emotions when it comes to investing

April 03, 2020 |Robert Thomson

“A lot of people with high IQs are terrible investors because they've got terrible temperaments. You need to keep raw, irrational emotion under control.” – Charlie Munger

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A conversation with Jim Allworth, RBC DS's Chief Investment Strategist,

March 20, 2020 |Robert Thomson

RBC DS's Chief Investment Strategist discusses his perspectives on the current market, and what he sees ahead.

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A note to our clients

March 16, 2020 |Robert Thomson

We’re all witnessing some unsettling events right now. Dijana Tara and I wanted to reach out this morning to let you know that we are here, and if any of you wish to reach out and discuss your portfolios, please contact us directly.

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The Coronavirus and its impact on the global economy

February 04, 2020 |Robert Thomson

The Corona Virus outbreak in China is alarming. Rather than attempting to pinpoint the likely extent of the virus, we'll take a look at historical data to establish some reference points for how markets might react.

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2020 Global Outlook

November 20, 2019 |Robert Thomson

Economic outlook: though we expect markets to rise, we are also more cautious than at any time in the past decade.

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Exercise Caution, Is it different this time?

November 12, 2019 |Robert Thomson

Though indications are that the market will continue to rise, the economy is slowing and it would be prudent as investors to be cautious.  There is now a greater chance that a shock, could hasten the drop and push us into recession

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Recent Market Activity

August 15, 2019 |Robert Thomson

The last two weeks have been volatile with concerns about the US / China trade war and yesterday’s news about the 10 yr rate and the tilting yield curve is an early indicator of a potential recession.

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The Markets Year ending slide, and our thoughts moving forward

December 19, 2018 |Robert Thomson

Volatility has returned to the market, and despite the recent negative slide, we view this market pullback as a normal correction in this late stage of a bull market.

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