Industry

Experts discuss risk – Part two

Clients witnessed risk in action in 2008, but have these lessons lingered?

By Terri Goveia |January 27, 2011

7 min read

Commodities rally continues

It may come as no surprise, but 2010 was a very strong year for commodity prices. How strong? The Scotiabank Commodity Price Index, which tracks the price of 32 commodities, surged 17.8% on the year. The index capped the year with a hefty month-over-month gain of 5.5% in December. Since the cyclical low, reached in […]

By Steven Lamb |January 27, 2011

3 min read

Investors frozen like deer in headlights

If you needed reassurance that Canadians do, in fact, need financial advice, it’s here. Despite a dominant belief that now is a good time to invest, Canadians are wary of entering the market. A new survey commissioned by Franklin Templeton Investments finds that bullish sentiment outweighs bearish sentiment by a ratio of 4-to-1. Yet more […]

By Steven Lamb |January 27, 2011

2 min read

Economy dominates pre-budget debate

Deficits and debt reduction were the main topics of conversation at a Canada2020 sponsored event in Ottawa on Wednesday morning, featuring Chief Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page and Jim Stanford, chief economist of the Canadian Auto Workers.

By Doug Watt |January 26, 2011

4 min read