Recent global stock-market and economic turmoil have highlighted bonds as a safe haven for investors, but this enthusiasm has also contributed to historically low interest rates. As increasing demand pushes the price of...
Supply and demand forces in the North American natural gas market have undergone significant changes in the past couple of years. The introduction of technological innovations, like horizontal drilling and multistage hydraulic fracturing...
One significant change recently on the investing landscape has been the introduction and proliferation of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) - also known as passive investing or index investing. An ETF (in its purest...
Clients between the ages of 65 and 71 years old who are not presently receiving pension income, may wish to consider taking income from their registered plans to take advantage of the Pension...
What would you say to a fund yielding 9.0% with highly tax-efficient distributions? Sound appealing? It’s available, but it also comes with risks we fear some investors are overlooking. Everyone wants yield. We...
As 2011 comes to a close, investors continue to be bombarded by daily news of economic and political problems. In the U.S., housing prices remain depressed, the unemployment rate remains stubbornly high, and...
Making a List & Checking it Twice The month of December brings on challenges for procrastinators in a race to ensure the last deadlines of the year are met. To help alleviate some...
Death and taxes are two certain things in life. But did you know that even if you are a Canadian citizen and a resident of Canada, you may be subject to U.S. estate...
Financial market performance in the third quarter was dominated by slowing global economic growth. Market volatility was driven by concerns of financial contagion in Europe, slowing growth in emerging markets and political mismanagement...
This week, Dexia SA, the Belgian bank, made headline news over its need for a government bailout as a result of its weakened financial state. Dexia SA, the bank, should not be confused...
The media has recently been reporting countless reasons why we should be fearful of another global recession and concerned about our investments. We wanted to take a moment to put the current concerns...
As you may recall from our Planning Matters presentation last November with Will Todd of Davis LLP, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in the U.S. has increased their efforts towards gathering financial information...
