Weekly "Focus" and Cardboard Crazy

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Weekly "Focus" and Spring has Sprung

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Minuk's Musings and the Oscars

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Weekly "Focus" and the Academy Awards (1 day early)

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Investment Strategy - March 2024

Global stock markets continued to defy various bearish accounts in 2023, and so far in 2024. With the notable exception of China, which is mired in a painful growth slowdown, major stock markets around the world, notably Europe (EURO STOXX 50), North...

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Global Markets Commentary: Rolling Recessions and No Landings

February brought more positive macroeconomic data, which ranged from largely good to Goldilocks (not too hot, not too cold). The global economy continues to improve. Fewer investment gurus are predicting recession and the holdouts are finding it toug...

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Federal Budget 2024 – Do no harm

Heading into last year’s Federal Budget, Ottawa was fretting over the economy and how high inflation could damage household finances. Today, those pressures are less pronounced – inflation has cooled and the economy is proving to be resilient....

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2024 Personal Tax Calendar

While most Canadians are aware of the April 30 personal income tax filing deadline, there are other important tax deadlines that must be observed over the course of the year – especially if you want to take advantage of certain tax deductions and cre...

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Completing Your 2023 Income Tax Return Checklist

As the tax filing deadline approaches, below are some reminders to help ensure you’re prepared to file your personal income tax return, and that you maximize your tax savings. It’s important that you have all required tax documents before you prepare...

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Minuk's Musings and Leap Years

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Brian Belski, BMO Capital Markets’ Chief Investment Strategist, spoke to CNBC about why investors should focus on fundamentals and avoid acting out of fear despite market uncertainty. “We don’t know exactly what’s going to happ...

Brian Belski, BMO Capital Markets’ Chief Investment Strategist, spoke to CNBC about why investors should focus on fundamentals and avoid acting out of fear despite market uncertainty. “We don’t know exactly what’s going to happen with respect to the tariffs. You have too much guessing, too much uncertainty, too many models, too many people trying to make the big call on the market.” Full discussion here: http://spr.ly/6049Fwd0D

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