Trump 2.0: Tariffs, jobs, sticky inflation
Monday began the bigger, better and likely bolder second administration of U.S. President Donald J. Trump.
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Monday began the bigger, better and likely bolder second administration of U.S. President Donald J. Trump.
Inflation is an unavoidable reality, and personal finance contributor Christopher Liew offers some strategies to help you preserve your money’s value and help it grow over time.
A fresh report from a Toronto-based firm with a $10 billion stake in real estate investments around the globe says real estate is currently priced at bargain basement prices.
Recent price action has shifted towards a much more cautious view. The U.S. Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) has taken most of the punchbowl away and recent economic data is on the too-hot side for growth and inflation.
The size of your nest egg hinges on how much you can sock away over the years, but you won’t likely get to that golden sunset unless your investments can grow and compound over time.
In traded terms, the Canadian dollar is inverse to the U.S. dollar. So, a chart moving down is a stronger Canadian dollar.
After a banner 2024 for equities and fixed income, here are four potential resolutions for 2025 that will help clear a path to prosperity.
If your investment portfolio spanned the major sectors, geographic regions and asset classes in 2024, you should have plenty to celebrate this holiday season.
Recapping our 2024 forecast, we were cautious on equities along with The Street. Expectations from Wall Street were for virtually no market growth. The S&P 500 started the year at 4770. We all got it wrong.
We had not seen yields on guaranteed investment certificates (GICs) top five per cent for thirty years and it could be another thirty years before we see them again.
Expectations for interest rate cuts in Canada continue looking into 2025, with a 50-basis point (bps) rate cut this week priced at 85 per cent
The new year brings a fresh batch of opportunities for investors to lower their tax bills and keep more of that money compounding in investments.
The Canadian dollar began floating versus the U.S. dollar after the fall of Bretton Woods in 1971. Since that time, the loonie versus greenback exchange rate has average 1.23, but has spent almost no time at all at that level.
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has added another $7,000 to the total amount that can be contributed to a tax-free savings account (TFSA) as of Jan. 1, 2025.
The market was excited about the Donald Trump tax cut in his first administration.
The wave that has returned U.S. President Donald Trump to office has global financial markets bracing for just about anything.