Investments

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Stick with fixed income: Russell

Fixed-income investing will continue to play a crucial role for investors, even as three decades of bond-market gains appear likely to come to an end, according to a research paper by Russell Investments.

By Tammy Burns |April 26, 2012

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Market Insights

Reaching for yield, taking on risk

The temptation to stretch a little further has never been greater. Investors must understand the risk-return trade-off. It pays to look beneath the labels, lest one mix apples and oranges. Different kinds of yield have different kinds of risk.

By Scot Blythe |April 25, 2012

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Long-term investing is dead: Gundlach

Borrowing from Shakespeare to analyze debt is a rare skill, but one that is within the grasp of Jeffery Gundlach, chief executive officer and chief investment officer, Doubleline Funds.

By Vikram Barhat |April 25, 2012

3 min read

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Market Insights

Payback: Retiree surge drives income investing

The leading edge of boomers has already entered retirement, shifting their focus from wealth accumulation to ensuring they have an adequate income stream to maintain a comfortable lifestyle.

By Staff |April 25, 2012

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PowerShares bulks up ETF lineup

Invesco Canada has announced the launch of the first low-volatility Canadian equity index ETF, PowerShares S&P/TSX Composite Low Volatility Index ETF, trading under the ticker “TLV”.

By Staff |April 24, 2012

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Long-term interest rates will remain stable

The credit environment for fixed income in Canada continues to evolve. While we’re currently in a very low interest rate environment that’s causing some challenges, we're continuing to see incredible demand for bonds.

April 24, 2012

3 min read

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Global investors scale back

Eurozone woes have caused investors to scale back their risk tolerance and expectations for global growth, according to a Bank of America Merrill Lynch survey of fund managers for April.

April 24, 2012

3 min read

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Market Insights

Good news, bad news, neutral markets

Investors were bombarded with a lot of information this week from economic data, to monetary policy reports, to corporate earnings.

By Gareth Watson |April 20, 2012

6 min read

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Market Insights

When bubbles burst, clients suffer

As bubbles are forming, people justify why prices are inflated.

By Richard Deaves as told to Brynna Leslie |April 19, 2012

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Look to corporates as Europe heals

The euro crisis is slowly fading away but not all is cured in Europe. While some may be convinced that the worst has come and gone, issues will continue to resurface that will shake investor confidence in coming months.

April 17, 2012

2 min read

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