DM Monthly Report
Protracted Soft Patch or Full Blown Financial Crisis? – As most are well aware, stocks have set a horrid pace for 2016, with the S&P 500 posting its worst first week ever and the TSX battered by unrelenting energy weakness and a shared sense that our economy will be under pressure for some time. Though it’s true that Alberta, Saskatchewan and Newfoundland have been hit hard in recent quarters, the larger BC and Ontario economies have actually been adding jobs and are expected to post reasonable growth in the year ahead.
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February Monthly Insight
Bottom Fishing – History has a way of repeating itself and it might be about to deliver a welcome relief from the Canadian stock market turmoil in the form of a turning point in what has been a one-sided slide since mid-April of 2015. Investors who are fearful should keep in mind what legendary long term investor Warren Buffet has long maintained; investors should, “be greedy when others are fearful and be fearful when others are greedy.”
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DM Monthly Report
China in a Bull Shop – A couple of months ago we suggested that China’s falling growth rate might be the early byproduct of a maturing economy (or one shifting from an export and investment base to one in which services and consumer expenditure play a great greater role). If investors were worried about the PRC then, however, the Chinese government threw gasoline on the anxiety fire at the beginning of 2016 when it first devalued the yuan and then made a ham fisted attempt to control the path of local stock markets. These events triggered a steep fall in Chinese shares, which helped to spark a similar rout on developed markets;…..
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Tying the Knot
Marriage is the coming together of two separate lives, but it’s also the coming together of two separate financial histories and situations.
And while your financial past will continue to be a part of your life, you’ll also be contending with a lifetime of new financial experiences and decisions with another person. One key to success is to be ready to handle everything that comes up. And having the financial resources to deal with the unexpected will be as important as developing the communication skills needed to talk about financial matters. Read more 
