Articles By Dale Roberts:

A robot to symbolize AI with a light-up eye for electricity.

Investing

Making sense of the markets this week: July 9, 2023

Investing in the EV space, dividend payers are not paying off, everything’s gone K shaped, and is artificial intelligence...

Making sense of the markets this week: July 9, 2023
U.S. dollar bill on a toilet paper roll to symbolize the effects of inflation

Investing

Making sense of the markets this week: July 2, 2023

What’s up with inflation? Playing defence after the Russian near-coup, emerging markets set to emerge, Nike earnings and more.

Making sense of the markets this week: July 2, 2023
Two men looking at the stock market performance

Investing

Making sense of the markets this week: June 25, 2023

Is it a bear trap, or a new bull market? Stocks often don’t make much from these valuations, and...

Making sense of the markets this week: June 25, 2023
Tech is in the driver's seat (person in car looking at their socks on their phone)

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Making sense of the markets this week: April 30, 2023

There’s an earnings bonanza! Tech stocks are supporting the markets, once again. Plus, equal-weight S&P 500 beats cap-weight.

Making sense of the markets this week: April 30, 2023
Photo of a Bank of America building

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Making sense of the markets this week: April 23, 2023

What’s Dale’s take on the economy? Big U.S. bank earnings rock. Apple continues with global domination, and the bitcoin...

Making sense of the markets this week: April 23, 2023
Felt cutouts of percentage sign and graph with an arrow going up in red and green, showing a look back at 2022 and inflation and BoC rate hikes

Investing

Making sense of the markets this week: December 25, 2022

Sector returns for the year and a look back at some key posts in 2022; plus, an inflation reading...

Making sense of the markets this week: December 25, 2022
To symbolize the Fed's rate hike in the U.S., US bills fly in the air in front of an American flag

Investing

Making sense of the markets this week: December 18, 2022

The Fed follows Canada’s 50-bps rate hike, Musk and BMO are sellers and one way to position a portfolio...

Making sense of the markets this week: December 18, 2022
A woman sits in her bedroom, looking at her investments both on her phone and her laptop

Investing

Making sense of the markets this week: December 11, 2022

What’s up with the Bank of Canada recent interest rate hike? (Are we there yet?) Also, bonds are back...

Making sense of the markets this week: December 11, 2022
Black Friday sales window, to illustrate the winner of

Investing

Making sense of the markets this week: December 4, 2022

A favourite time of year for Canadian investors with big banks reporting their earnings; and the Bank of Canada...

Making sense of the markets this week: December 4, 2022