Economy

Get the most for your laid-off clients

When a client’s job security is on shaky ground, an advisor has to be prepared. This means helping their client get the best possible severance package and making sure they have enough money to safely tread water while searching for a new job.

By Jonathan Linds |September 14, 2011

4 min read

Economists bet on recession forecast

The cautious optimism of Canadian economists is fast fading as the dark clouds of recession begin to form over the nation's dawdling economy.

By Vikram Barhat |September 13, 2011

3 min read

This recession’s a technicality

Economic indicators and predictions have a downside. The data lags. By the time economists make the call that a country has slipped into recession, the slowing job growth, lackluster consumer spending, slipping housing starts, and all the factors that go in to marking the GDP have been impacting your client’s lives for months.

By Philip Porado |September 13, 2011

2 min read

Moody’s socks French banks

As Greece puts together a package of tax hikes and service cuts aimed at staving off default, ratings agency Moody’s delivered a punch to French bank stocks over intimations of a rating cut.

By Staff |September 12, 2011

1 min read