At the outset of the year, I told you about an old saying among investors: “As goes the month of January, so goes the rest of the year “. It seems that the January effect, as it is called, played itself out this year entirely as the saying would have it. In the markets Stock […]
2006: The January Effect
2007/01/15
Income Trusts
2006/10/01
By now, I expect you have heard about the surprise announcement by the Federal government concerning the taxation of income trusts. If you are in the least bit worried as to how this might affect you, let me put your concerns to rest…”
Oh Canada!, eh?
2005/12/22
When I wrote to you last year, I said that 2004 was the year for Canada to shine in world capital markets. Well, it seems that was only the dress rehearsal.…”
Transparency and due diligence
2005/09/22
As I was paging through the Gazette yesterday, I noticed an article by business columnist Paul Delean. It starts off like this:
“Gee a whole week without a fresh mutual fund scandal in Quebec. Nobody was closed down, nobody had their assets frozen by regulators. What’s the problem?…”
A New Year’s Resolution: Back to Basics
2003/12/01
What a difference a year can make! This time one year ago, we were facing yet another year of negative returns in the stock markets, the third in a row. What’s more, with war looming in Iraq, the outlook for 2003 was pretty bleak. Yet, as time proves again and again, things can change very quickly and most often when you least expect it.
Bravo!
2002/12/01
Another year is drawing to a close and what a trying one it has been for stock market investors – not to mention their financial advisors! Although stock prices …
Making friends with uncertainty
2002/07/01
It is now mid-July 2002, more than 28 months since the tech bubble burst and stock markets are as depressed as ever. It seems that …
After September 11
2001/09/15
Six weeks have now passed since September 11, 2001 – a date that will remain forever infused in our memories. As promised, I’d like to offer my comments …
We’ve been here before
2001/04/01
Feeling a little confused lately about the direction of the economy and the ongoing drama in the stock markets? If you are …
The Year of the Dragon – 2000
2000/12/01
According to Chinese astrology, the year of the Dragon is a time for grandiose, ambitious projects, a time of excitement and exhilaration …
