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Weekly Update – June 7, 2019

June 7, 2019
 Client services, Economy, Federal Reserve, Frank's Update, Interest Rates, Investments, The Markets, Weekly Update, You First Financial
 Frank Manzo

“Poets are never unemployed, just unpaid” – Kathy Skaggs TSX Rises on Strong Jobs Report The Canadian economy added 27,700 jobs in May, per the Statistics Canada jobs report released this week. Stats Canada reported on Friday that the unemployment rate has fallen to 5.4%, down from 5.7% in April. Canadian unemployment is now the lowest… Read More

Weekly Update – May 31, 2019

May 31, 2019
 Bank of Canada, Client services, Economy, Free Trade Agreement, Interest Rates, Investments, The Markets, Weekly Update, You First Financial
 Frank Manzo

“I’m amazed how little politicians seem to have learned from history. Nobody is benefiting from a trade war” – Carlos Moedas China-U.S. Trade Negotiations Update In recent weeks, as we’ve written about, there has a been an overall increase in drama surrounding the ongoing trade dispute between China and the U.S. Here is a more… Read More

Weekly Update – May 3, 2019

May 3, 2019
 Bank of Canada, Client services, Economy, Frank's Update, Inflation, Interest Rates, The Markets, Weekly Update, You First Financial
 Frank Manzo

“Those who say it cannot be done, should not interrupt those doing it” – Chinese Proverb CMHC Updates Canada’s Housing Market Risk Levels The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) has lowered the country’s housing market from “highly vulnerable” to “moderately vulnerable” in a statement this week. The Crown Corporation reported on Thursday that an… Read More

Weekly Update – March 8, 2019

March 8, 2019
 Bank of Canada, Client services, Economy, Frank's Update, Interest Rates, Investments, Tax, The Markets, Weekly Update, You First Financial
 Frank Manzo

“Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it” – Henry David Thoreau Bank of Canada Holds Key Rate Steady The Bank of Canada opted not to increase its key rate on Wednesday and cautioned “increased uncertainty” when discussing the timing of future rate increases. While future rate increases are… Read More

Optimism in 10 Charts

January 25, 2019
 Bank of Canada, Brexit, Canada Revenue Agency, Client services, Economy, Federal Reserve, Frank's Update, Inflation, Interest Rates, Investments, Mutual Funds, The Markets, You First Financial
 Frank Manzo

As discussed in the Anthony’s 2019 Outlook, political concern persists but economic fundamentals are still strong. The optimist sees opportunity in every challenge, and here we provide some context to support a cautiously optimistic outlook for 2019. Here are 10 charts providing a case for optimism in 2019: 1: The U.S. economy heated up in… Read More

2018 Wrap-Up and 2019 Outlook

January 25, 2019
 Anthony's Update, Bank of Canada, Brexit, Client services, Economy, Federal Reserve, Financial Planning, Free Trade Agreement, Interest Rates, Investments, Tax, The Markets, You First Financial
 Anthony Sabti

We would like to wish you and your family a happy new year. We hope to provide you with a brief overview of how investment markets have performed over the past year and to look ahead at what we can expect for 2019. How did markets do in 2018? After an unusually calm year of… Read More