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The third quarter of 2024 saw positive returns for investors across stocks, bonds, and cash, aided by lower inflation and a reduction in interest rates.

A speculative bubble is defined as a significant, growing, and persistent gap between the price of an asset and its intrinsic value. This gap is fueled by the belief that the asset's price will continue to rise in the future, rather than by its actual worth.

North American economies have shown resilience, growing despite rising interest rates, persistent inflation and intensifying geopolitical tensions.

The capital gain tax inclusion rate is set to increase for the first time in 34 years, a reform that will impact corporations and individuals holding taxable accounts.

The equity markets continued their upward trajectory following a robust fourth quarter in 2023. Several benchmarks even set new records in the first quarter of 2024.

In this article from the Les Affaires newspaper, Alexandre Legault discusses the importance of diversifying one's portfolio by targeting international markets.

In this article from the Les Affaires newspaper, Andrew Kost and Alexandre Legault address the question: do wealth management and artificial intelligence mix well together?

In this article from the Les Affaires newspaper, Andrew Kost reviews Samuel Bédard's portfolio.

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.

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.