Making sense of the markets this week: October 4, 2021 | MoneySense October 3, 2021 Oil and gas stocks are back on an incredible run in September 2021. Source: S&P Global Canadian energy stocks are up 17% in September,…
Making sense of the markets this week: September 13, 2021 | MoneySense September 12, 2021 Check the supply chain: We’re out of chips The pandemic has challenged businesses in many ways—and global supply chain problems are among the biggest…
Making sense of the markets this week: September 6, 2021 | MoneySense September 5, 2021 The rich get richer as rates go lower We know that lower rates set by central banks help to stimulate economic growth by providing…
Making sense of the markets this week: August 30, 2021 | MoneySense August 29, 2021 Big earnings from the big Canadian banks The Big Six Canadian banks (Royal Bank of Canada, TD Bank, Scotiabank, BMO, CIBC and National Bank)…
Making sense of the markets this week: August 23, 2021 | MoneySense August 22, 2021 What the September federal election means for your money As anticipated, the Liberal government has called a federal election to be held on Monday,…
Making sense of the markets this week: August 2, 2021 | MoneySense August 1, 2021 Shopify rings up profits, CEO becomes the richest Canadian entrepreneur Shopify, the Canadian tech darling, has increased its lead as the most valuable company…
Making sense of the markets this week: July 19, 2021 | MoneySense July 18, 2021 Given the widespread confidence in economic recovery, the bank will also ease up on its quantitative easing (QE) program. That is, they will ease…
Making sense of the markets this week: July 5, 2021 | MoneySense July 4, 2021 Everything you need to know about the CAPE ratio We’ve talked a lot about valuations in this space. Valuation mostly refers to the current…
Making sense of the markets this week: June 7, 2021 | MoneySense June 6, 2021 The Longevity Pension Fund’s announcement set off a flurry of responses, with a mix of excitement, curiosity, confusion, and outright contempt and dismissal. The…
Making sense of the markets this week: May 10, 2021 | MoneySense May 9, 2021 Wealthsimple taps celebrities and nets a $5-billion valuation In October of 2020, we reported on a previous round of financing for Wealthsimple. At that…