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Investment, tax and lifestyle perspectives

Written by the experts at RBC Wealth Management, Perspectives magazine highlights topical issues relevant to high-net-worth investors and addresses their wealth management concerns – from insights on tax strategies to family and lifestyle interests.

U.S. productivity renaissance

U.S. productivity renaissance

December 12, 2024 |Joseph Wu, CFA

Higher productivity has propelled the U.S. economy ahead of its major peers in recent years, offering a blueprint for other countries and raising the stakes in the global race to harness emergent technologies such as GenAI.

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Video: What investors can expect in 2025

Video: What investors can expect in 2025

December 03, 2024 |Global Insight

Learn what’s on the horizon for markets and the Canadian dollar—and discover four interesting investing opportunities.

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Global Insight 2025 Outlook: Canada

Global Insight 2025 Outlook: Canada

December 03, 2024 |Sunny Singh, CFA, and Josh Nye

Despite potential headwinds, we are generally constructive on Canadian markets, though we expect less outperformance in credit.

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Pondering a U.S. policy potpourri

Pondering a U.S. policy potpourri

November 22, 2024 |Atul Bhatia, CFA

How can investors separate the policy changes that are likely to really matter for the economy from those that get a lot of press but may not have the most traction?

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Fed rate cuts for what?

Fed rate cuts for what?

November 15, 2024 |Thomas Garretson, CFA

The Fed has cut policy rates by 75 basis points since September only to see longer-term Treasury yields and mortgage rates increase by the same degree. We take a closer look at this divergence and its implications.

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Inflation moving to the back burner, but still simmering

Inflation moving to the back burner, but still simmering

October 18, 2024 |Josh Nye

Central banks’ inflation targets are in sight, but not all price trends have normalized. Inflation isn’t the headache it was, but investors should keep it in mind in their asset allocation decisions.

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Exploring the impacts of AI and GenAI across industries

Exploring the impacts of AI and GenAI across industries

October 15, 2024 |Frédérique Carrier

Continuing our examination of artificial intelligence and its potential to shape the investment landscape, we look at the specific impacts AI may have – or is already having – across a wide range of industries.

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Recession scorecard update: Stop and start

Recession scorecard update: Stop and start

October 11, 2024 |Jim Allworth

There have been no recent scorecard rating changes. However, two of the seven indicators have failed to move in the anticipated direction over the past month.

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Debunking debt disaster

Debunking debt disaster

October 04, 2024 |Atul Bhatia, CFA

Myths may be important to folklore, but they’re not helpful in finance. We look at the facts behind some of the common myths surrounding the U.S. national debt.

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The price of Fed rate cut success is steep, but not too steep

The price of Fed rate cut success is steep, but not too steep

October 02, 2024 |Thomas Garretson, CFA

The Fed has finally aggressively lowered interest rates. While a steeper yield curve reflects the market’s optimism that rate cuts will shore up the economic outlook, further steepness could be a sign the Fed will cut rates deeply, likely due to a re

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