The U.S. housing market was the epicenter of the 2008/09 financial crisis that had global ramifications. Toxic assets, built with derivatives and based upon questionable mortgages, made their way into many investment portfolios around the world. Not surprisingly, when that house of cards eventually folded, this sector of the U.S. economy was hit very hard. […]
Markets rallied in July, contrary to most investors’ expectations Markets have been volatile and recently bottomed amid bearish sentiments. The S&P 500 Index fell to 3667 on June 16th and subsequently rallied back to 4130 at the end of July. So, what happened between June 16th and July 31st to drive such a significant shift? […]
In case you missed our Wealth Matters webcast on July 12th, we are providing some key highlights on what forces are driving the market’s behavior, how we are responding to this in our Assante Private Portfolios and best practices in the current market atmosphere. This session was presented by Stephen Lingard, Senior Portfolio Manager and […]
Peter Hofstra, Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager at CI Global Asset Management shares with us his team’s process for investment and risk management. As well, we look at what is happening in the markets now, how it is different that what the last decade looked like and what it means for current stock […]
We’d like to invite you to an exclusive webcast, providing timely investment and global market updates. This session will be hosted by Roberto Katigbak, Institutional Strategist, Head of Sales and Marketing at Marret Asset Management. In this webcast, Roberto will discuss the CI Enhanced Short Duration Bond Fund (TSX: FSB, FSB.U) , an option in this ultra-low GIC […]
The global economy continued to recover in helped by the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, U.S. fiscal stimulus programs and supportive monetary policies from the Fed and other major central banks. Here are a few updates on this past month’s notable market-related events. COVID-19 and market developments U.S., Canadian and global markets rallied despite inflation, cryptocurrency […]
We’d like to invite you to our Wealth Matters webcast, providing timely investment and global market updates. This session will be hosted by Damon Sutherland, Senior Vice-President at CI Assante Private Client and will feature: Drummond Brodeur, Senior Vice- President and Global Strategist at CI Global Asset Management Jeff Elliott, Vice- President and Portfolio Manager […]
The current scenario of higher asset prices during a recession has one logical conclusion – we are in a bubble. The question is, when will it burst? As part of their January commentary, Alfred Lam, Senior Vice-President and Chief Investment Officer, and Marchello Holditch, Vice-President and Portfolio Manager, CI GAM | Multi-Asset Management, look at […]
Wrapping up the final quarter of 2020, Richard Wylie, Vice-President, Investment Strategy at Assante Wealth Management discusses the possible direction of the equity markets now that the U.S. has a Democrat back in the White House. Using data and market activity from elections past, Richard looks to the potential future for U.S. equities based on what […]
The following article was contributed by Richard J. Wylie, MA, CFA, Vice-President, Investment Strategy, Assante Wealth Management and appeared in The Big Picture, September 2020 issue. The spread of the novel coronavirus and the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic set the stage for an unprecedented shuttering of the global economy this year. Along with the sharp […]
