Seemingly everywhere we look, we see reasons to be pessimistic. Be it an all-time-high new jobless claims number in the U.S., or the Canadian unemployment rate in rising to 11% of the labour force. But the coronavirus crisis doesn’t scare retail investors; alongside record bearish news, we see a skyrocketing market and a new peculiar […]
Canadian investors see good news and bad news in these pandemic times.
A survey released in May suggests that many Canadian investors see opportunity amid all of the uncertainty. In fact many think that savvy investors will ‘make a killing’. Perhaps the choice of words is unfortunate given the cause of the market stress, but we get the point. But it’s also a double-sided coin given the […]
Are you ready for the new normal? Plus our Weekend Reads.
To state the obvious, life has changed. The way we live and work and feel has likely changed forever. A pandemic can do that to ya. What may be up for debate is the degree to which things will change, and how long it will take to reclaim some of ‘how things used to be’. […]
The Robo Advisors rule and Warren Buffett speaks out on Weekend Reads.
It’s been a while since we gave a shout out to the Canadian Robo advisors. I’ve suggested for quite some time that the Robo’s are a great option for the bulk of Canadians who are trapped in high fee mutual funds. A recent post from Rob Carrick of the Globe and Mail confirms what I’ve […]
BMO’s Low Volatilty ETF in very volatile times.
Low volatility ETFs smooth out the ride during the normal ups and downs. But can they also protect against the big drawdowns that occur in more severe stock market corrections? So far so good for BMO’s Low Volatility ETF. It held up better than market in the most violent market correction we’ve ever experienced. As […]
Where will the stock markets go next? On Weekend Reads.
Of course no one knows where the stock markets will go next. Predictions are difficult to make, especially about the future. That said we do know stock market history and the history of stock market corrections. Can they be a guide? As they say, history doesn’t repeat itself but it does rhyme. Where will the […]