2022 was a tumultuous year for investors, to say the least. Markets around the world were affected by high inflation, rising interest rates, and concerns about slowing economic growth in 2023.
There may be ways to avoid the downside of volatility. Solutions For Financial Planning, Winter 2022*
This article covers whether Canadians think that the country is in a recession and includes quotes and interviews to support its argument.
Why invest in the equity markets? Day-to-day volatility can be unsettling to watch. Corrections happen, but they don’t last forever. This short video gives you an overview of corrections in equity markets, and compares the upturns to the downturns.
At the beginning of the year, we expected the start of a rate tightening cycle by global central banks. What we hadn’t expected was above-average interest rate increases, the invasion of Ukraine and its impact on energy and food prices, and supply chain disruptions caused by the zero-COVID policy in China...
This article will be about Canada's economy, and specifically its trade surplus and how it impacts the country as a whole.
This article will be about wealth taxes in Canada and what they might look like for taxpayers. It explains what a wealth tax is and a few of its pros and cons.
This article will help your clients understand how to think about, discuss, and begin to create actionable goals, with you as an integral part of their team.
[Manulife Investment Management] Not all bear markets are the same. A bear market is defined as a decline of 20% or more from the most recent peak. As of the time of writing, we’re in a bear market in many equity markets around the world...
Canada is home to one of the largest oil reserves in the world and because of that, it's important to understand the country's energy market. This blog explains Canada’s current energy market, as well as where we might go in the future.
This article discusses extended care, or long-term care, in the US and Canada, comparing and contrasting the two systems.
This article details the top three provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act that the average American will benefit from the most.