Why are fire drills important?
I can remember them as far back as elementary school and to this day we have them quarterly in our offices here at RGF. Why are fire drills so important?
I can remember them as far back as elementary school and to this day we have them quarterly in our offices here at RGF. Why are fire drills so important?
There are tax implications to every investment decision that you make. Identifying tax planning opportunities and structuring your portfolio to take advantage of those opportunities, where possible, can help maximize your returns.
After a volatile start in the first quarter of the year, developed markets delivered more steady returns in the second quarter, bringing their year-to-date performance into mildly positive territory in local currency terms.
Statistics Canada recently reported that Canada’s annual inflation rate rose to 2.5% in June. In addition, consumer prices grew faster than in the previous six years.
Having now crossed the half-way mark of 2018, it is interesting to look back at the first 6 months in an effort to gain perspective of what the rest of the year may bring. For me, from a financial perspective, the first half of this year has been dominated by President Trump’s economic policies… specifically … Trump and Tariffs: Where does this lead?
I hope you are well and are enjoying the warmer weather. With the second quarter of 2018 having recently drawn to a close, I wanted to provide a brief update for you on some of the main themes that emerged for investment markets over the period.
In their recent Monetary Policy Report, the Bank of Canada announced the “economy continues to operate close to full capacity, and GDP is expected to expand somewhat faster than potential.”
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Time flies! With the second fiscal quarter of 2018 now behind us, I wanted to recap what has transpired economically both domestically and internationally.
It has been almost ten years since our last recession. Stock markets have bounced back nicely from the market consolidation earlier this year, economic outlook continues to be stable, and the fiscal expansion of the Trump economy continues to show promise.
The overriding commentary is on the question of whether, at this late stage of the economic business cycle, will the markets continue to drive higher or are we in for a correction or potentially a major pullback and possible recession?