Making sense of the markets this week: January 21, 2024
What’s going on with crypto (thanks, U.S. markets), American bank earnings reports, Delta’s earnings flying high (or not), and...
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Making sense of the markets this week: January 14, 2024
What asset classes did best last year? Short sellers lose their shirts, Canadian housing market refuses to go down,...
Making sense of the markets this week: January 7, 2024
Kyle’s predictions for 2024: TSX will thrash S&P 500, Biden will win (barely), inflation will fall, Canadian economic growth...
What should Canadian investors do: Sell or hold with preferred share losses?
When taking a big loss on preferred shares, a MoneySense reader asks if he should hold or sell now.
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Making sense of the markets this week: December 24, 2023
Interest rates, stock market predictions, supply chain issues—what this column got right and wrong in 2023.
Inflation a scourge for retirees? Ottawa’s silver lining(s)
Inflation and taxes—both can affect retirement income. Thankfully CPP, OAS and GIS have inflation indexing. Here’s how it may...
’Tis the season for tax-loss selling in Canada
Tax-loss selling is one way that investors with capital gains can lower their potential tax bill. What is tax-loss...
Making sense of the markets this week: December 10, 2023
Interest rates stand pat, reports from small Canadian banks, the November stock market rocket, and Dave Ramsey drops pearls...
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Making sense of the markets this week: December 3, 2023
Why Canada probably isn’t in a recession, mixed results for both Canadian banks and pipelines, the mixed results for...