** Special to the Just Word Blog from Robin Powell, the UK based editor of The Evidence-Based investor and consultant to investors, planners & advisors ** It was billed by Donald Trump as “Liberation Day” for the United States. But, within hours of the President’s announcement of huge tariff hikes... read more →
Apr
11
Apr
11
This may seem hard to believe, but markets actually delivered reasonable returns for the first quarter of 2025. Except for the U.S. equity market, which fell by 4.2%, Canadian equities were up 1.5%, international equities were up 6.9% and bonds were up 2.0%. As many of you are likely aware,... read more →
Mar
11
** Special to the Just Word Blog from Robin Powell, the UK based editor of The Evidence-Based investor and consultant to investors, planners & advisors ** “The investor's chief problem, and even his worst enemy, is likely to be himself.” Benjamin Graham in The Intelligent Investor (1949) Human beings have... read more →
Feb
03
Trump Tariffs Donald Trump has initiated his tariff war with Canada (and others) as promised. Is it because of all that fentanyl and illegal immigrants that Canada is flagrantly dumping into the U.S.? How does anyone take this person seriously? Let’s not kid ourselves, this is a 100% unprovoked act... read more →
Jan
22
The final month of 2024 was a bit of a downer for both stocks and bonds, but outside of that, the rest of the year produced abnormally strong returns! Most of Justwealth’s 80+ portfolios finished the year with double-digit gains, with a number of more aggressive portfolios returning over 20%. ... read more →
Oct
18
** Special to the Just Word Blog from Robin Powell, the UK based editor of The Evidence-Based Investor and consultant to investors, planners & advisors ** “It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it.” Upton Sinclair, American writer... read more →
Oct
16
Just when you think that markets can’t keep going up, they keep going up. The third quarter of 2024 was another impressive display of what diversified, prudent investing can achieve. Both stocks and bonds rose during the quarter and elevated one-year returns solidly into double-digit territory. Every single Justwealth portfolio... read more →
Jul
18
Positive market momentum continued in the United States as large cap technology stocks dominated for another quarter. The S&P 500 has set multiple all-time highs in 2024, driven by names like Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet and others. The information technology sector now accounts for more than one-third of the... read more →
Jul
17
** Special to the Just Word Blog from Robin Powell, the UK based editor of The Evidence-Based investor and consultant to investors, planners & advisors ** Much as we like to think of ourselves as savvy consumers, we are actually very susceptible to PR and advertising. This is particularly true... read more →
Apr
18
** Special to the Just Word Blog from Robin Powell, the UK based editor of The Evidence-Based investor and consultant to investors, planners & advisors ** There are broadly two types of investing — active and passive investing. Active investors try to beat the market by trading the right securities... read more →