Pieces like the one from Citrini Research tend to resonate because pessimism often sounds sophisticated, especially when it blends legitimate concerns about AI, employment, and financial markets into ...
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Bombs away

While the award-winning macroeconomists in the steerage section are forecasting market meltdown and a 50% plop in stocks, that’s not going to happen. Oil will undoubtedly go up. Inflation jitters may ...
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The great divide

On Bay Street, big banker bonuses flow as quarterly profits gush. On Main Street, meh. It’s no secret wealth continues to flow up, not down. All the banks just sailed past analysts’ expectations with ...
It’s a privilege being old. Too many people never make it that far. But it ends. For everyone. The finish line comes. When you croak, the worries and stress end. Not for those left behind, however.
Canadians aged 18 and older can contribute to a TFSA each year up to the annual maximum. The initial contribution limit in 2009 was $5,000, and for this year it was set at $7,000. In total, the ...
When clients ask for my best Trump hedge, emerging markets usually top the list. First, the US dollar. While currency forecasting is notoriously difficult, it’s fair to say that the US dollar didn’t ...
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The nation’s second-largest but most self-absorbed housing market tanked last month. You can’t blame the auto sector. There isn’t one. You can’t fault a populist, pugilistic, Trump-baiting government ...
I know your time is very precious in this election year, but I though I’d drop you a line about the city I live in; Kelowna, British Columbia. According to OMREB (Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board ...