The global struggle against COVID-19 continues, with results varying widely depending on the country or region. Regardless of the virus-related results, financial markets have at least temporarily decided that the panic selling in the first quarter of this year was a dramatic overreaction. The gradual re-opening of economies, reports of... read more →
Jul
14
Jun
22
By PolicyAdvisor Most Canadians think of life insurance as a singular product: something for which you pay a monthly fee and receive some sort of financial guarantee, should something unfortunate happen to you. The truth is life insurance offers more nuanced financial protection, with several different types that suit some... read more →
Apr
15
As of early April, the Government of Canada has announced a number of measures to support Individuals, Businesses and specific Industries deal with the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. While every detail of each program has not been fully released as of April 16th, the government is making details... read more →
Apr
07
To claim that the past quarter has been challenging would be a substantial understatement. The actions and reactions to the spreading of COVID-19, or the coronavirus, have been inconceivable and unprecedented from many perspectives. Before we provide market-related commentary, we would like to acknowledge the current environment that we are... read more →
Mar
17
As people all over the world contend with the increasing impact of the coronavirus on our day-to-day lives, we want to assure all of our clients that Justwealth is well prepared to continue operating as usual, without disruption. One of the benefits of being an online company is that our... read more →
Jan
13
What a difference a year makes! After a disappointing year for markets in 2018, the final numbers for 2019 were stellar across all asset classes. The sharp selloff in equity markets that we witnessed in the fourth quarter of 2018 set the stage for a dramatic rebound, highlighting once again... read more →
Dec
09
Justwealth's Chief Investment Officer, James Gauthier, was a fixed income panelist recently at the Markets Group Private Wealth Canada Forum. Following is a transcript in which he shares his views on a few different topics through Q&A with a moderator. Moderator: IG and high yield bonds have been strong performers YTD. Credit... read more →
Nov
21
** Special to The Just Word Blog from Enoch Omololu, a personal finance blogger at SavvyNewCanadians.com** Becoming a first-time home buyer can be exciting as well as daunting. Exciting because you are about to have a place you can call your own, and daunting because there are so many moving... read more →
Nov
07
We have heard from a number of you through our online chat, via email, and have spoken to some by phone. The conversations have had a fairly consistent theme: “We are in shock and not sure what to do”. We are all disappointed with the unfortunate and sudden closing of... read more →
Oct
10
Third quarter market performance exhibited low single-digit growth, despite encountering a mid-quarter equity market downturn. While U.S. trade-related news continues to fuel volatility in the markets, global economic data is receiving increased attention and should be of much greater concern than trade policies. Central banks often cite that their monetary... read more →