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Economic Indicators

Investors could be disappointed by equities in 2018: report

Find out what could negatively affect corporate profits

By Staff |December 19, 2017

3 min read

Industry

U.S. bull market lures Canadian investors

2017 holdings rise substantially so far over previous year

By Staff |December 18, 2017

2 min read

Industry

Pot market worth up to $6.2 billion in 2015

The estimated Canadian market for cannabis was between $5 billion and $6.2 billion in 2015, reveals StatsCan in a report. Those figures are based on consumption of about 678 tonnes, at a price of $7.14 to $8.84 per gram. In contrast, a 2013 government report says alcoholic drinks represent a market size of about $37 […]

By Staff |December 18, 2017

1 min read

Advisor's Edge Report

When following smart money is stupid

Billionaire bets can be painful for regular investors

By Al and Mark Rosen |December 15, 2017

4 min read

Mackenzie launches gender diversity ETF

Mackenzie Investments has launched an ETF focused on global companies that promote gender diversity and women’s leadership. The Mackenzie Global Leadership Impact ETF began trading Monday on the Neo Exchange. In choosing investments, the fund’s managers consider whether there’s proportional representation of women on boards of directors and in leadership positions in the companies, including […]

By Staff |December 6, 2017

1 min read

Young Ontarians are savers, not investors

Investing isn’t the number-one financial priority of young Ontarians, reveals OSC research. While most young Ontarians save (80%), fewer than half (47%) invest. (The study is based on those aged 18 to 36.) Reasons cited for not investing include: Read: What young clients don’t understand A top alternative financial priority is homeownership, with one-third of […]

By Staff |November 27, 2017

1 min read

Where to find alpha

Generating alpha is the name of the game in investing, but where to find it? That question is explored in a report by Richardson GMP, in which the authors explain that alpha must be taken from someone else. After all, when you buy a stock, someone else—with a different viewpoint—has to sell it. “To take […]

By Staff |November 27, 2017

2 min read

Investing

Investors could be disappointed by equities in 2018: report

U.S. bull market lures Canadian investors

Pot market worth up to $6.2 billion in 2015

When following smart money is stupid

Investing in volatile energy stocks

Mackenzie launches gender diversity ETF

What we learned from the 2017 CSA Investor Index

How to analyze board diversity

Young Ontarians are savers, not investors

Where to find alpha