Minuk's Musings and $BIG$ Earnings

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Weekly "Focus" and Union Station

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Weekly "Focus" and Pain at the Pump

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Federal Budget 2024: Capital gains taxes climb; some nuggets for entrepreneurs

After decades of discussion, it finally happened: the Federal government raised capital gains taxes. However, the increase, which bumps the capital gains inclusion rate to 66.7% from 50%, only applies to individuals who realize more than $250,000 in...

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2024 Federal Budget Review

As expected, Budget 2024 highlighted the government’s objective to increase the housing supply (3.87 million new homes by 2031) and to support renters and lower the costs of home ownership, through key measures such as an enhanced Canadian Mortgage C...

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Minuk's Musings and Amazon Story Time

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Weekly "Focus" and the Green Jacket

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Investment Strategy - April 2024

Lest you think you missed some major local news, the rate cuts to which we refer are not from the Bank of Canada (“BoC”) or the U.S. Federal Reserve (“Fed”). At least not quite yet....

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Weekly "Focus" and Blinded by the Light

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Global Markets Commentary: Let the Sunshine In

Equity markets saw substantial gains in the first quarter of 2024 – many were up more than 5% on the year. The list of markets posting fresh all-time highs is long. Fixed income endured a mildly negative Q1, giving back some of Q4 2023’s outsized gai...

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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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