Recession Risk: When The Central Bank Stops Being Boring
Alternative Assets
Recession Risk: When The Central Bank Stops Being Boring
May 26, 2023 by in Alternative Assets

The Bank of Canada’s monetary policy should be boring. Like a hockey or soccer referee, people shouldn’t notice it. If they do, it usually means a contentious decision has been made. Interest-rate policy and inflation figures shouldn’t be the main topic of discussion around an average family dinner table.

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Beyond Coldplay: how emerging markets enhance your investment palette
Investment Types
Beyond Coldplay: how emerging markets enhance your investment palette
August 17, 2022 by in Investment Types

There’s a reason the likes of Coldplay and U2 sell millions of albums - people know what they’re getting. Whether it’s The Edge’s chiming guitar or Chris Martin’s lovelorn warbling, familiarity is comforting. Less widely known, and arguably more interesting bands, like Sparks for example, who switch up genres, often endure more sporadic profits.

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Why Financial Planning Has A Reputation Problem
Personal Finance
Why Financial Planning Has A Reputation Problem
July 5, 2022 by in Personal Finance

Maya Angelou, it turns out, was not just a poet and philosopher for the ages. The literary legend was also a savvy client who fired more than one financial advisor she deemed guilty of either talking down to her or ignoring her socially responsibly investment requests1. She may not, as she admitted, have understood the markets but she certainly understood her value. 

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