When looking to invest your savings, whether it is a little or a lot, it is important to do your homework. As far too many investors have found out the hard way, investing mistakes can be quite costly! When looking at potential options on who you can trust to invest... read more →
Aug
10
Jul
19
The equity rally continued across the major regions for the second quarter of 2023 despite continued central bank tightening and building pressure on consumer and corporate financial wellbeing. Bonds were not so lucky, falling modestly in the second quarter as inflationary pressure persists in most major economies, increasing expectations that... read more →
Jul
07
GICs (Guaranteed Investment Certificates) seem to have become fashionable once again. The interest rate hiking cycle implemented by central banks globally over the past year and a bit have forced short term lending rates to shoot up dramatically, making investment in GICs or other similar securities much more attractive than... read more →
Apr
24
A little over one year ago, I put out this post on my personal LinkedIn (social media) account due to the frustration I was feeling over the shameless marketing tactics used by participants in the cryptocurrency industry. Prices for many of these securities are about half of what they were... read more →
Apr
14
Although there were some pretty intense moments, and anxiety levels still feel pretty high, markets actually experienced a very positive start in the first quarter of 2023. Strong gains were realized across all major asset classes, which translated into positive returns for all of Justwealth’s 70+ portfolios to start the... read more →
Jan
19
A positive fourth quarter was not enough to offset the losses early on in 2022, capping off a year most investors would probably like to forget. There were plenty of reasons for markets to go down, including a pandemic that just won’t go away, a war causing havoc in the... read more →
Oct
20
The summer months took investors on a whirlwind ride of ups and downs, ultimately settling with most of our portfolio models flat to slightly down for the third quarter. Weakness in the U.S. equity market was more than offset by an incredibly strong performance by the U.S. dollar which rose... read more →
Jul
14
The first half of 2022 has been a pretty humbling experience for most investors. A collection of factors has combined to send all major investment benchmarks materially lower. Specifically, in the second quarter, U.S. equities suffered the biggest decline falling by 13.35%, followed closely by Canadian equities which sank by... read more →
May
13
It was about one year ago when inflationary pressures were being dismissed as “transitory”. Undoubtably, that was a terrible misjudgement by central bankers, but the logic used to make such an assessment was not incorrect. The most common definition of inflation is the year-over-year change in prices for goods and... read more →
Apr
14
There was no shortage of bad news for markets in the first quarter of 2022: a war in Ukraine that shows no clear signs of ending; a resurgence of the coronavirus which essentially shut down one of the largest cities in China; and inflationary pressures that continue to escalate globally.... read more →