Cutting Through the Noise
March 19, 2018
Corporate leaders have become celebrities. But is all this attention a good thing?
Read MoreFebruary 15, 2018
As investment dealers start to send out their annual fee and performance reports, it can be a great opportunity to have a more informative discussion with your provider.
Read MoreFebruary 6, 2018
Volatility is back and the last few days have been turbulent. But it's important to put the recent stock market declines in perspective.
Read MoreJanuary 26, 2018
Why we love the Questrade ads about the high cost of investing with full-service advisors.
Read MoreJanuary 3, 2018
With the turn of the calendar comes a fresh $5,500 in contribution room for your Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA). Even better, the lifetime contribution limit for these accounts now stands at $57,500!
Read MoreDecember 22, 2017
December 8, 2017
Stock market volatility has been remarkably low this year. CC&L has produced a great chart that shows just how unusual this period has been.
Read MoreNovember 24, 2017
Sears' bankruptcy is a good reminder that the terms laid out in a defined benefit (DB) pension plan are not always written in stone.
Read MoreOctober 27, 2017
238 towns and cities have submitted a proposal to become Amazon's second headquarters. But it's been a colossal waste of time and resources for many of them.
Read MoreOctober 23, 2017
Embedded commissions for investment advisers are going the way of the dodo. Here’s why it’s about time.
Read MoreOctober 18, 2017
Stock market volatility has been particularly low, which is making some investors uncomfortable. Here's our take on it.
Read MoreOctober 6, 2017
While growth stocks have been shining, there are good reasons to believe value managers will have their day in the sun again.
Read MoreSeptember 14, 2017
A recent JD Power survey suggests that most Canadian investors don't fully understand their account statements. If you need help with yours, give us a call!
Read MoreAugust 15, 2017
Canadian banks are strong, insanely profitable companies, but their primary customers - individual Canadians - are getting tapped out.
Read MoreJuly 20, 2017
Tom weighs in on why the recent increase in interest rates is fully justified.
Read MoreMay 29, 2017
Everyone has been picking on the banks lately, but we shouldn’t feel sorry for them.
Read MoreMay 17, 2017
Observations from an investment lunch with David Chilton.
Read MoreMay 15, 2017
An amusing and depressing story about a Wall Street Journal reporter who tries to find out what fees she's paying her investment advisor.
Read MoreMay 11, 2017
Many people think of Guaranteed Investment Certificates (GICs) as investments. But maybe they shouldn't. We explain.
Read MoreMay 8, 2017
May 4, 2017
CRM2 presented a great opportunity for Canadian wealth managers, but too many of them whiffed. Here's what they're missing.
Read MoreApril 18, 2017
America increasingly dominates global stock market indices, which isn't such a good thing.
Read MoreMarch 28, 2017
A look at some of the triggers that could cause the markets to climb appreciably higher or spark a meaningful pullback.
Read MoreMarch 10, 2017
In another case of the big banks behaving badly, TD is in the hot seat for its sales practices.
Read MoreMarch 8, 2017