Market Insights

Economic Indicators

Big week coming up for central bank news, Canadian earnings

Headlines are likely to be dominated by international central bank news

By Staff |November 3, 2017

1 min read

Economic Indicators

Why foreign equity funds gained in October

In October, foreign equity and fixed-income funds were benefiting from strong market returns, and they were further buoyed by a depreciating Canadian dollar at the same time, says a report from Morningstar Research. Last month, the Canadian dollar depreciated significantly versus many world currencies: approximately 2% against both the euro and the pound, and more […]

By Staff |November 2, 2017

2 min read

Industry

How to project fixed income returns

Managing long-term returns involves setting appropriate withdrawal rates

October 31, 2017

2 min read

Industry

Responsible investment here to stay, despite hurdles

New survey looks at RI trends and hurdles

By Katie Keir |October 31, 2017

3 min read

35% of millennial Albertans use advisors

More than one-third of millennials surveyed in Alberta invest with advisors (35%), rather than exclusively managing their money online, finds ATB Investor Beat. That result might surprise you, considering ATB also found that the younger generation is more comfortable managing money online (43%) compared to gen X (27%) and boomers (22%). Millennials are also more […]

By Staff |October 26, 2017

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Market Insights

Big week coming up for central bank news, Canadian earnings

Why foreign equity funds gained in October

How to project fixed income returns

Responsible investment here to stay, despite hurdles

ETFs versus mutual funds: which win?

What’s behind TSX and S&P 500 gains

Brexit risk underlies U.K. investment strategy

What to expect from China’s new leaders

Two top Canadian stocks

35% of millennial Albertans use advisors