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Weekly Update – January 10, 2020

January 10, 2020
 Client services, Economy, Frank's Update, Investments, The Markets, Weekly Update, You First Financial
 Frank Mueller

“There never was a good war, or a bad peace” – Benjamin Franklin Correction Notice – 2019 Market Results In last week’s 2019 Market Results briefing, we made the following incorrect statement (which has since been corrected): “The S&P 500, one of the major U.S. indexes, led the way with a final return of 35.24%.”… Read More

Weekly Update – December 20, 2019

December 21, 2019
 Client services, Economy, Frank's Update, Investments, RRSP, TFSA, The Markets, Weekly Update, You First Financial
 Frank Mueller

“No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn” – Hal Borland Merry Christmas from You First Financial! We have arrived at the final weekly update prior to Christmas 2019. This year has truly flown by! From all of us at You First – Anthony, Sandrine, Joanne, and Frank, we wish you all a Merry… Read More

Weekly Update – December 13, 2019

December 14, 2019
 Brexit, Client services, Economy, Frank's Update, Free Trade Agreement, Investments, The Markets, Weekly Update, You First Financial
 Frank Mueller

“It does look as though this One Nation Conservative government has been given a powerful new mandate to get Brexit done” – Boris Johnson Boris Johnson’s Tories Win Decisive Majority in UK Election Boris Johnson has won another term as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. His Tories gained 66 seats, improving from 299… Read More

Weekly Update – December 6, 2019

December 6, 2019
 Client services, Economy, Frank's Update, Investments, The Markets, Weekly Update, You First Financial
 Frank Mueller

“How did it get so late so soon?”- Dr. Seuss Staying Invested is the First (and Second) Rule of Investing As we rapidly approach the holidays – and the end of the decade! – we thought it would be worthwhile to share this informative piece that National Bank Investments published recently. This quick read is a… Read More

Weekly Update – November 29, 2019

November 29, 2019
 Client services, Economy, Frank's Update, Investments, TFSA, The Markets, Weekly Update, You First Financial
 Frank Mueller

“Savings, remember, is the prerequisite of investment”- Campbell McConnell TFSA 2020 Contribution Limit Announced This week, the Canadian Government confirmed the 2020 TFSA space to be $6,000. This was as expected. The annual space is calculated using a specific formula and is indexed to inflation to the nearest $500. The 2018 amount was $5,500 and the… Read More