Market Insights

Interested in leveraged strategies? Be cautious

Most advisors avoid leveraged products and strategies, and there are two main reasons.

By Katie Keir |March 10, 2017

5 min read

How to invest in the robotics revolution

Robots are expected to revolutionize physical labour, and more

By Simon Doyle |March 10, 2017

4 min read

Don’t overthink default risk

Investors shouldn’t avoid the high yield space due to fear of default risk. Here’s why.

By Sarah Cunningham-Scharf |March 9, 2017

2 min read

The BoC’s unofficial lower-loonie policy

The BoC will hold its benchmark interest rate at 0.5% through the year even as the Fed hikes rates more than once, a CIBC economist predicts. That’s because the BoC is intent on a weaker loonie to support exports, says Benjamin Tal, deputy chief economist of CIBC World Markets. In a speech at the Canadian […]

By Simon Doyle |March 9, 2017

3 min read