In this article from Les Affaires newspaper, Andrew Kost reviews Samuel Bédard's portfolio.
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It was a good year for the markets in terms of performance, despite the pessimism of forecasters
and the high volatility. Looking at the ups and downs of the chart for the Canadian stock
index below, it’s easy to understand how investors sometimes felt like everything was going
well while at other times, it was going badly.
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The First Home Savings Account (FHSA) was first introduced in the 2022 federal budget. Since then, investment firms have adjusted to be able to offer this new investment account to their clients. Below we summarize the main points of this new savings vehicle.
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After solid gains in the first half of 2023, equities posted a negative return in the third quarter. Bonds also retreated over the past three months as interest rates rose and “higher for longer” has become the new mantra for interest rates.
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During the first six months of 2023, several factors have impacted the global economy and stock markets. Rising inflation, stress on the balance sheets of US regional banks, and the rapid development of artificial intelligence were among the most influential factors. We will review each of these elements and then explain how they contributed
to the current state of the markets.
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With the launch of its new website, Allard, Allard & Associés unveils its new brand image
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Defined benefit pension plans, under which employers commit to pay a pension to their retired employees for the remainder of their lives, are becoming much less common. As a result, a growing proportion of the population must finance its own retirement.
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Both equity and fixed income markets wrapped up a volatile first quarter that included a wild swing in interest rate expectations, a mini bank crisis culminating in the forced take-over of Credit Suisse and even an oil supply shock as OPEC unexpectedly announced production cuts.
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2022 in review. Our portfolios fared much better during a challenging year.
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Global markets declined again in the third quarter as inflation remains near multi-decade highs, geopolitical tensions escalated further and the...
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