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2021 review – what’s ahead for 2022?
Happy New Year!I wanted to provide a recap of 2021, what to expect in 2022, and contribution reminders for the RRSP and TFSA.After a challenging 2020, the global economy stabilized and began its recovery in 2021 despite some challenges along the way. Most notably the...
Are the markets running out of momentum?
The global economy continued to recover and expand in 2021, but it was a topsy-turvy month due to events in Afghanistan, the Delta variant spreading and speculation about the Federal Reserve’s interest rate policy and bond-buying program.U.S., Canadian and global...
What’s in store for 2021?
Happy New Year! I trust everyone had a safe and healthy holiday season. If you told me back in March 2020 we would end the year with a positive rate of return I would never have believed it. Yet here we are living in one of the most uncertain times of a generation and...
Is a second wave coming? What does this mean for our portfolio?
As we near the end of the third quarter of 2020, the question now is will a second wave be coming? With fall and winter approaching, children back to school, day cares open, and people slowing returning to the office, is this a real risk? What will happen to our...
Perspective of Managing the Impact of a Pandemic
I hope you and your families are keeping safe and healthy.As we close the first quarter of 2020, we leave behind a tumultuous, highly volatile, and highly uncertain period. Covid-19 has not only impacted the markets and economies, but our lives and families as well....
Canada’s COVID-19 Economic Response Plan
Hope you are keeping safe and healthy. The purpose of my email is to provide you with some useful information as we navigate through this very challenging time. As you may know, the Government has introduced various measures over the last few days on ways individuals...
COVID-19 Advisory from Security Financial Services
As COVID-19 (coronavirus) continues to expand globally, we want to communicate our commitment to business continuity while at the same time, ensuring the health and safety of our clients, partners and employees. Here at Security Financial Services, we have the...
The facts about the current market environment – not media driven headlines!
Forgive the long post however I feel the information will help you understand the current market scenario from a non-media (social media) perspective. With Covid-19 or Coronavirus dominating the headlines of all media channels, including social media, my goal in this...
The Outlook For 2020
Welcome to a new year and a new decade. I recently participated in a presentation hosted by the Economic Club of Canada. The big six Canadian banks had their chief economists offer their insights on the current state of the global economy. In addition, I would like to...
Interest Rate Predications
Investing in the financial markets is often a challenging experience and, so far in 2019, that has definitely been the case. Most bond managers have kept their focus on the dramatic decline in interest rates around the world. Much has been said about the level of...