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“Please keep your hands, arms and legs inside the vehicle at all times.” You can read Part I of our Coronavirus coverage here You can read Part II of our Coronavirus coverage here You can read Part III of our Coronavirus coverage here Before we begin, we recognize that we are in the midst of… Read More

You can read Part I of our Coronavirus coverage here You can read Part II of our Coronavirus coverage here   What Happened Today? The Toronto Stock Exchange Composite Index (TSX), Canada’s main stock index fell on Monday by the most since the 2008 global financial crisis and the loonie hit a near-three-year low caused… Read More

“Ultimately we know deeply that the other side of every fear is a freedom” – Marilyn Ferguson U.S. Fed, Bank of Canada Announce “Emergency” Rate Cuts of 50 Basis-Points It was an up-and-down, volatile week in North American markets on the heels of last week’s steep declines. Markets rallied on Monday on the prospect of… Read More

“History doesn’t repeat itself but it often rhymes” – Unknown In February 2018, we sent out our weekly brief after a week where the DOW experienced two 1000-point drops (the first ever time the DOW had fallen over 1000 points). Two years later, we find ourselves in a similar situation. Before reading about this week’s events, I… Read More

What Happened on Monday and Tuesday? The acceleration of new coronavirus cases outside China over the weekend raised investors’ concerns over its potential ability to damage global growth. On Monday, the DOW fell over 1,000 points yesterday as U.S. equities suffered their worst daily drop in two years, finishing down 3.4% on the day. Emerging… Read More