Market Insights

Lunchtime Takeaway: Better asset allocation

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By Staff |May 9, 2012

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Europe recovery to remain difficult

The results of the French election offer some hope for investors, according to Peter Drake, vice-president, retirement and economic research, for Fidelity Investments Canada.

By Staff |May 9, 2012

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Investors focus on Spain

Prior to the French and Greek elections, the latest developments in Europe mainly revolved around Spain; worries over Spain’s economic situation surfaced after the European Central Bank’s long-term financing operation in February, which helped stabilize the Eurozone, and they have since increased.

May 8, 2012

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Opportunities in the sideways market

There’s nary a bull or bear to be seen on Bay Street these days. That’s because we’re in a sideways market. That was the message Kim Shannon, president and chief investment officer of Sionna Investment Managers, presented at the firm’s Financial Market Review in Toronto yesterday.

By Brooke Smith |May 7, 2012

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