A few weeks back when I mentioned reviving ETFinsight, and backfilling my database, (a critical component as far as getting a good sense of what it going on, respectively what different product providers, methodologies, “engineering”, smart or otherwise bring to the table), I suggested a regime change in markets was…
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It appears so! Even when looking just at investment vehicles that were launched in order to give the average investor access to portfolio managers that they would otherwise not have access to (ie mutual funds and ETFs), as well as tax-efficient products such as TFSAs and RRSPs, there is a…
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Little Doubt (TWTW – April 5-9, 2021) Blow out March 2021 Payroll and TESLA delivery numbers kicked off this past week on a positive note. These, however, did nothing to help Credit Suisse, which announced the damage sustained in that whole Archegos margin call episode. And that, well, isn’t…
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As this week kicks off on a positive – last Friday’s blow-off in US NFP, respectively Tesla deliveries spiking up nicely, I find myself reviewing what we just all went through in March. And that is where “another benefit ETFs bring to the table” comes in, namely as it is…
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You will note that we have added a new tab to www.credo.ca called FinEventCentral. The goal of this site is to list upcoming opportunities that are relevant to individuals in the financial industry. Whether virtual (webinar, podcasts, streaming, etc.) or live (when they come back) we will try to list…
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And if I had 3 Trillion Dollars … (TWTW – Mar 29- April 2, 2021) Hedge Fund Blow up – So the news entering this shortened workweek, aside from the Suez Canal saga heading for the history books, is that there was indeed some explanatory power to be found regarding…
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Insurance, whether it is being used for wealth preservation or as a safety net, has a place in our financial well-being. Those of us who have been around for a handful of decades or more will remember that insurance companies had captive salesforces. In addition, everyone had a family member,…
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One Year later – Markets bottomed March 23, 2020, after the fastest and most brutal Bear markets from highs reached barely a month prior, at the hands of a pandemic forcing total shutdowns across economies worldwide. Is this week’s Suez Canal saga – clogging world trade – a good illustration…
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This chart is surprising (yet probably not unexpected) in so many ways: One-third of Canadians with $100K or less in investable assets say they don’t need a financial professional because they don’t have enough money … the key remains that these individuals could benefit from having constructive interaction with a…
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Another “interesting” week … with “headline” volatility (VIX) touching below 20% briefly, which in a way seems like a paradox, given market conditions appear, if anything, to be exhibiting signs of heightened volatility since about mid-February.