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Market Insights

Off the sidelines

This Advisor.ca Special Report is sponsored by: Historically one of the worst months of the year, September turned out to be a strong month for equity markets, continuing a rally that has been underway since the beginning of July. It’s a shame so many investors remain parked in cash. Watching a rally from the sidelines […]

By Brenda Craig |October 12, 2010

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Currency risk and Canadian equities

This Advisor.ca Special Report is sponsored by: Assuming that a financial services equation will remain unchanged for any period of time qualifies as one of the larger mistakes that a financial executive can make in the current volatile markets. Assuming that the relationship between the Canadian and American currencies will remain stable could provide a […]

By Al Emid |October 12, 2010

4 min read

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A resourceful market

This Advisor.ca Special Report is sponsored by: World economic woes or no, demand for Canada’s commodities remains fired up, and poised to increase even further according to fund managers. Driving that growth are trends in emerging economies, where industrialization is unrelenting, and improved diets are fuelling demand for agricultural commodities. On the energy front, increasing […]

By Kate McCaffery |October 12, 2010

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A.M. market data for October 12, 2010

North American markets Back to Top Open Change YTD Dow Jones 11,010.34 +3.86 or +0.04% +5.58% S&P 500 1,165.32 +0.17 or +0.01% +4.50% NASDAQ 2,402.33 +0.42 or +0.02% +5.87% TSX 12,535.59 +89.66 or +0.72% +6.72% International markets Back to Top Open Change YTD Nikkei 9,388.64 -200.24 or -2.09% -10.98% Hang Seng 23,121.70 -85.61 or -0.37% […]

By Staff |October 12, 2010

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