Missives & Marginalia - May 24, 2024

May 24, 2024 |Sam McLaughlin

A new team member, recent shifts and opportunities in the economy, and some changes for next tax season.

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A traditional winter scene of families playing in a park

Celebrating Family Milestones & Securing Our Legacies

February 16, 2024 |Sam McLaughlin

Explore the significance of preparing for family milestones and the strategies for securing your family's financial future.

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RRSPs, TFSAs, RESPs & Other Start-Of-Year Items

February 09, 2024 |Sam McLaughlin
RRSP Quick Tips More information here As we come into the start of February, the deadline for RRSP contributions to count for the 2023 tax year is getting closer. RRSP contributions are valuable as a tax-saving strategy in the year you contribute, and...
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Missives and Marginalia - New Year 2023

January 04, 2023 |Sam McLaughlin
Global stock markets had an impressive November and a decent-enough December, but as the New Year dawns that euphoria is starting to wear off. Despite major central banks announcing rate hikes, investors are still optimistic they're near the end of their...
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Missives and Marginalia - March 28th, 2022

March 29, 2022 |Sam McLaughlin
Whither the world? As clients would know, I started laying out a picture of the recovery economy starting early last year. Derailed somewhat by Delta and then Omicron shut-downs (thank god for flexible and responsive strategies), the picture was just...
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Missives and Marginalia - The day after July 1st

July 02, 2021 |Sam McLaughlin
A (sometimes) regular compendium of my current thoughts on markets, the economy, and other random marginalia. Missives & Marginalia July 2nd, 2021 My second COVID vaccine happens on Monday. The process was seamless to book, and seamless to re-book when...
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Lake of the Woods

Missives and Marginalia

September 02, 2020 |Sam McLaughlin
There’s nothing better than a sunrise Sunsets get all the glory, and sure they're often brilliant, but there's something about the shift from darkness to dawn—that slight hint of light, then the breaking of the sun—that always gets my day off to the right...
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Sunday Update - August 16th

August 16, 2020 |Samuel McLaughlin
I’m typing this from the cottage right now as the sky blues above me following the brief hailstorm that just passed through. The mercurial nature of cottage weather is one of my favourite parts of the summer. I spent the past couple of weeks on a light...
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No, this time isn’t different

March 11, 2020 |Sam McLaughlin

The markets are experiencing massive volatility right now, and investors are rightly questioning how swings are affecting their long-term planning.

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) - and the Markets

February 28, 2020 |Sam McLaughlin
Financial markets around the world have undergone a dramatic correction this week, with the rise in investor risk aversion following the concerns over the spread of the coronavirus. As we were cautioning our clients at the end of 2019, valuations were...
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