News and resources for Canada's top financial advisors
Economic Indicators
Grain prices have surged over the past six weeks as drought-like conditions have raised concerns about the health of the summer crop.
By David Andrews |July 23, 2012
4 min read
Industry
Wall Street analysts are scaling back their growth expectations for the largest U.S. companies; an early warning sign the country is hovering on the edge of a recession, reports the Financial Times. They predict the revenue of leading U.S. blue chip companies will rise at an annual rate of 1%-to-1.5% during the third quarter of […]
By Wire services |July 23, 2012
2 min read
Over the last few months, Canadian advisors have become less enthusiastic about the stock market, says a survey by Horizons Exchange Traded Funds Inc. Bullish sentiment on the S&P/TSX 60 declined from 59% in Q2 to 54% in Q3, and on the S&P 500 from 63% to 58%. Also, on the NASDAQ 100, confidence dropped […]
By Staff |July 19, 2012
Hopefully Manchester United has better luck than Facebook with its IPO. The English football club is targeting a $300 million offering in the hopes of paying down its £425 million net debt, says Financial Times. Read: Should your clients buy a sports franchise? If all goes according to plan, the club will launch its IPO […]
1 min read
Forget the leading edge. When it comes to investing, predictable companies will produce better returns, says David Winters, CEO of Wintergreen Advisors in Milwaukee, WI, and manager of the Renaissance Global Markets Fund.
By Melissa Shin |July 18, 2012
Life
Nearly half of all insurers cite a need for financial reporting transparency and consistency, and favour a single global accounting framework, finds a new survey by Deloitte.
By Staff |July 18, 2012
Investor enthusiasm in the first half of 2012 decreased, with fewer pouring funds into fixed income investments, investment properties, balanced funds and cash, says Manulife Financial’s Investor Sentiment Index. Read: Global investors scale back Results show the overall Index sits at +24, down two points from December 2011 (+26) and five points from June 2011 […]
Market Insights
I recently found out one of the largest advisory teams in the country isn’t offering mutual fund corporation structures, or corporate-class funds, to clients. Even though these structures are more tax-efficient, these advisors simply sell investments without considering tax planning.
By Keith Pangretitsch |July 16, 2012
Researchers have made surprising discoveries about how the commodities market works.
By Jacqueline Louie |July 16, 2012
U.S. REITs significantly outperformed the broader equity market in the first half of 2012, says the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT), with And all but one sector of the market producing double-digit total returns.
By Staff |July 16, 2012
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