Blog: Investing
The Impact of Rising Interest Rates on Investors
Good news for the economy isn't so good for investors. That's at the crux of the flat returns many Canadian investors have experienced so far this year. If we dig a little deeper, we can see the domino effect of healthy early economic performance numbers and rising...
Will Inexperienced Investors Make A Pullback More Severe Than Normal?
For the first time since taking office, investors seemed to have their doubts about president Trump's agenda sending stocks on a downward tumble, at least briefly. A snapshot of the markets post Trump's unanticipated win reveals a steady climb in the Dow Jones...
Financial Post – Small Business Digest Article
This October, I spoke with Denise Deveau of the Financial Post to discuss how "Your Surplus Cash Could Be Helping You Grow The Wealth of Your Business". We spoke about how those lucky businesses that have excess cash in hand may not be working it to their best...
Investing In Your Corporation
With no immediate end in sight to record-low interest rates, it's time to think seriously about how to put your excess cash to work and build wealth effectively. For example, if you are an entrepreneur or professional and have incorporated your business, did you know...
Best Practices For Investing In Good Or Bad Markets
Can you hear that? All the noise at the start of the year as markets around the world went into a short-lived free fall is gone proving the old adage that no news is good news. It's an interesting time for investors as we try to understand how we've arrived at this...
Making Sense Of The Tough Start To The Markets In 2016
It's been a disastrous start to 2016 from a markets perspective. The TSX, The Dow Jones Industrial Average, The Nasdaq Composite, Stoxx Europe 600, the Shanghai Composite Index have all entered bear-market territory. These are the facts. The big question is Why?...
Will This Bull Market Continue In 2015?
With the U.S. just celebrating their 6 year anniversary of the current bull (positive) market run, many investors are wondering can the rally in the equity (stock) markets continue? I have heard many investors and analysts say that the equity markets both here and in...
Should You Put Your Money In An RRSP Or A TFSA?
With RRSP season upon us, many investors are trying to decide whether they should be putting money into their RRSP. Over the past few weeks, several have asked me whether RRSP investments make sense or should they consider depositing money into a tax free savings...
Don’t Put All Your Investment Eggs In the Real Estate Basket
The Market Volatility Continues The last hour of every trading day lately seems to provide investors with that roller coaster feeling. With each hour of every day, the market seems to take on a new identity. Depending on who said what or what the rumour du jour seems...
Qualities Of A Good Advisor
The Canadian and U.S. markets continue to be as volatile as they ever have been. Whether it is geopolitical tensions between Russia and Ukraine, terrorist activities around the world, or the price of oil and commodities falling sharply, the current volatility is here...
Wine Tasting Sips & Investment Tips 2015
We had a great turnout for our annual wine tasting event on January 22, 2015 at Quince Bistro in Toronto. Joining us were some of my current clients and some new people - all interested in learning about the potential pitfalls that could derail the market rally in...
What’s Next For The Canadian Dollar?
Yesterday on a Global News panel, we discussed what the Canadian dollar will do next as the price of oil continues to plunge. The impact of the Bank of Canada's interest rate cut to .75% brought the dollar down to 81.1 cents US overnight, but equity markets liked the...
Growing Your Portfolio In Uncertain Times
Volatility in the current stock markets has left many investors puzzled about their next steps. Is it possible to grow your portfolio? Are there opportunities to invest? Today, the days of the buy and hold strategy are gone. Ask yourself: Are the investments being...
Wine Tasting Sips & Investment Tips
Join me for an evening of great wine in Uptown Toronto and also gain some investment insights that could help you in 2015. Learn about the potential pitfalls that may derail the current bull market and create investor pain. We'll also talk about how to avoid these...
Why Don’t People Buy Investments When They Are On Sale?
During an appearance on The Morning Show on Global Television, we discussed the question of why are investments one of the few things people don't purchase when they are on sale? Given how much people love buying things on sale, it seems to be such a surprising...
A Great Time To Be An Investor
Now that the Federal Reserve has made their announcement of QE3, what is the next event to take this market to the next level? We have seen the major North American stock markets rally with the expectation of Fed stimulus in both Europe and the United States and the...
North American Markets Show Their Resiliency
How resilient have the North American markets been over the past few months? Many investors and analysts have been speaking recently about how the stock markets in the U.S. and Canada have struggled this past quarter. I on the other hand look at it differently! I...
Buy The Dips And Sell The Rips
Buy the Dips and sell the Rips! A phrase I heard from a trader this past week. Buying investments after they have come down (Buy the Dips) and selling them once they have moved higher (Sell the Rips); this is what many traders apparently are doing over the last few...